The manager of a Chick-fil-A at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport skimmed more than $140,000 from the location and a sister restaurant, and spent it on a sex-oriented website and online sports betting among other things, federal prosecutors say.
Chick-fil-A manager at MSP accused of skimming $144,000 and spending money on OnlyFans, gambling, jewelry
Woodbury man allegedly also used the money to pay several female airport workers for “personal photos and videos.”
The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 2, 2024 at 9:35PM
Timothy M. Hill Jr., 36, Woodbury was charged Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis with five counts of wire fraud in connection with the embezzling that spanned 13 months until last fall.
Hill was charged by summons and is scheduled to make his first court appearance Feb. 14. Court records did not yet list a defense attorney. Messages left for Hill on Friday were not immediately returned.
According to the indictment:
Hill stole the money from September 2022 to October 2023 while collecting daily cash receipts from Chick-fil-A and Settebello. Both restaurants are franchised by the Grove, based in suburban Chicago.
Instead of storing the money in a safe deposit box as required, Hill “pocketed some or all of the cash.” In all, he took $144,000.
Hill concealed his thefts by using future cash receipts, “creating the false impression that the deposits were delayed rather than stolen.”
He spent the money on online sports betting, jewelry and OnlyFans, a subscription-based website known for sexually explicit content that includes celebrity performers.
Hill also sent tens of thousands of dollars to various people, including several female airport workers in exchange for “personal photos and videos.”
“This was certainly not an outcome that we were hoping would materialize, and we know that today’s path forward does not provide a perfect solution,” interim OCM director Charlene Briner said Wednesday.
