A cleaning lady has served 23 days in jail after ripping off her boss.
Breanne Lynae Shaw, 26, of Wildwood, wrapped up the sentence this past month at the Sumter County Detention. She will continue to serve one year of probation and has been ordered to make restitution in the case.
Shaw was arrested in January while working for The Very Best Cleaning in The Villages.
She had been cleaning at a home in The Villages and was paid $130 in cash by the homeowner, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The wife, apparently unaware that the husband paid in cash, gave Shaw a check for $120. Shaw gave the check to her employer, but kept the cash. Once Shaw’s employer learned that the customer had double paid for the cleaning service, the employer returned the money to the client and absorbed the loss. The employer contacted law enforcement to report what had happened…