A longtime Deanie’s Seafood employee was detained on Tuesday for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the famed Bucktown restaurant and market.
Cynthia Esquerre, 51, of Metairie, was charged with theft of more than $25,000 and 109 charges of computer fraud, according to Sgt. Brandon Veal, a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.
According to officials, Esquerre spent years working at the restaurant’s Lake Avenue branch in Metairie. She worked in the fish market and occasionally served as the on-duty manager…