Florida Maid Accused of Stealing From Elderly Clients, Sending Money to Herself on Venmo, Deputies Say
PALM COAST, Florida — A Florida woman is behind bars after allegedly stealing jewelry, debit cards, and money from multiple cleaning clients and even using Venmo to send money to herself, according to deputies.
Maid Accused of Stealing From Clients
The suspect, Kayla Conner, 38, faces a series of felony charges, including grand theft, dealing in stolen property, false verification of ownership, and pocket picking between $300 and $10,000 from a person over 65, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies say Conner was working for a Palm Coast cleaning service when she allegedly stole from a recently widowed client and at least one other customer in late August.
On August 25, police were contacted by a man who reported that a bracelet belonging to his late wife had gone missing after Conner and her cleaning crew visited his home on Charles Court. The man also discovered that identification cards and debit cards issued to his deceased wife were missing.
When he checked his financial accounts, he noticed 11 unauthorized transactions, including four Venmo transfers totaling more than $650, according to the criminal affidavit.
Suspicious Transactions and Digital Trail
The widower told investigators that Conner had been cleaning in the master bedroom, where the missing jewelry and cards were kept. Detectives later learned that the Venmo payments were sent to an account under the name “Kayla.”
When confronted during a September 23 interview at a probation office, Conner denied the accusations and tried to shift blame to her boss, who had also helped clean the home. She gave detectives her cellphone and a passcode — which turned out to be fake, according to the report.
Later that day, Conner’s boyfriend called detectives, saying he had initially accused her of theft but now believed her story. However, investigators told him that they had already issued subpoenas to Venmo and Chewy.com for transaction records. They warned that if any of the stolen goods were shipped to her home or her mother’s address, it would further implicate her.
According to the affidavit, the boyfriend admitted Conner had deleted her Venmo account, while her mother maintained a Chewy.com account that might have been used to receive stolen goods.
Pattern of Thefts and Pawn Shop Activity
Two days later, on September 25, another client contacted the sheriff’s office, reporting that several pieces of gold and jewelry were missing after a cleaning appointment — again suspecting Conner.
Deputies then ran an online records search and discovered that Conner had conducted multiple recent pawn transactions, selling gold jewelry for about $620 in late August.
On September 30, investigators showed the widower photos of jewelry recovered from the pawn shop, and he immediately recognized his deceased wife’s charm bracelet, confirming it had been stolen.
Arrest and Charges
Conner was arrested later that same day and booked into the Flagler County Jail on a $5,000 bond. Jail records also show she faces a probation violation in addition to the new theft charges.
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly condemned the alleged thefts, saying:
“Residents hire cleaning services to make their homes cleaner, not to have their valuables stolen. Thanks to the quick work of our detectives, this thief is now behind bars where she belongs.”
Conner is scheduled to be arraigned on November 4 in Flagler County Circuit Court.
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