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Woman who left $7,000 tip charged with theft

Her boyfriend claims she used his card to get back at him - by Sarah Firth
  • 05 Jul 2019

The gift might not be as generous as it first appeared

Woman who left $7,000 tip charged with theft

A woman has been arrested after she left a restaurant waitress a $7,000 tip.

Serina Wolfe, 24, from Buffalo, New York, dined at the Clear Sky Beachside Cafe in Florida on June 27, where she spent 55.37 USD on food.

Before she left, she added a 5,000 USD (around 7,100 AUD) tip which she charged to a credit card.

At first, the generous tip attracted praise online after the waitress, who had had a difficult week following the death of her dog, shared the story of the 'Good Samaritan'.

Now, it's alleged Wolfe was actually using her boyfriend Michael Crane's credit card, and may have given the tip as revenge for him refusing to buy her a plane ticket back to New York.

Serina Wolfe police booking mugshot

Serina Wolfe after her arrest

Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

According to an affidavit, the couple had rowed over the plane ticket and Michael had put a stop on his credit card.

But he'd removed the block before Wolfe visited the restaurant.

Crane reported the $5,000 charge to his credit company as fraudulent after Wolfe allegedly denied leaving the tip.

He told police he thought Wolfe was either drunk or 'trying to get back' at him according to her arrest affidavit.

Wolfe has been charged with grand theft.

It's unclear whether the waitress, who had already been paid the tip, will be forced to return the money.

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Sarah Firth is deputy features editor for that’s life! and has written for the Nottingham Post, Chat magazine, that's life! in the UK, Kidspot and The Sun online.

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