Clothing store cashier accused of stealing $27K by giving discounts to friends

A Dayton woman who worked as a cashier at a clothing store is accused of stealing $27,000 worth of merchandise by giving deep discounts to her friends.

Latisha R. Lofton, 35, was issued a summons to appear for her arraignment May 14 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for two counts of grand theft and one count of theft.

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Lofton is a former Rainbow Shops employee who reportedly sold items to her friends at a much lower price, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

The unsanctioned discounts totaled approximately $27,000 and happened between June 1, 2020, and Jan. 25, 2021, according to the indictment.

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