- November 16, 2025
A second suspect and employee from the Palm Coast Popeyes has been arrested in an "organized scheme" to fraudulently charge customer credit cards, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
Shaunta Johnson, 42, of Palm Coast was arrested on Oct. 15 following a seven-month fraud investigation by the FCSO General Assignment Unit. Johnson and her coworker and friend, Chaniqua Richberg, 49, of Palm Coast, made fraudulent charges to customer credit cards while working at the Popeyes drive-thru, according to a FCSO press release. Richberg was arrested in April.
Johnson orchestrated the scheme to make commissary payments to her boyfriend, who is an inmate in the Apalachee Correctional Institution in Sneads, Florida, the press release said. She was arrested on multiple felony charges including fraudulent use of a credit card, unlawful use of a communication devise, and unlawful use of personal identification information.
Sheriff Rick Staly said it was thanks to the cooperation of the new owners of the Popeyes that the FCSO was able to "put the missing pieces together and arrest the mastermind in this case, in addition to her associate."
