The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed stealing and fraudulent use of a credit device charges today against the general manager of Crumbl Cookies, 430 S. Geneva Avenue, Joplin, who allegedly used the company credit card to pay for $14,451.25 of personal items.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Candace Mischele Mace (DOB 1979), Joplin, with bond set at $50,000 cash or surety.
From the probable cause statement:
located discrepancies on a credit card account for their business, Crumbl Cookies. The business credit
card was issued to Candace Mace who was the general manager at the Crumbl Cookies store located
at 430 S Geneva Ave.
Upon reviewing the transactions between November 2024 and September 2025, Candace made a total of $14,451.25 in credit card transactions that she made without the owners' permission.
The credit card transactions consisted of food orders from local chain restaurants such as Sonic, McDonald's, Longhorn Steakhouse, and other restaurants on nearly a daily basis.
Approximately $1,668.99 of those transactions were made on Sundays when the business was supposed to be closed, $1,618.15 in clothing and non-business related food transactions at Walmart Stores, and $1,467.50 of the transactions were to the Metabolic Research Center of Joplin where there were not any items relevant to the bakery to be purchased.
In an interview with Ms. Mace, she indicated that she was buying food and drinks for other employees, and that she didn't realize how much she was spending. She was not able to explain why there were
charges to the Metabolic Research Center on the business credit card that was issued to her.
That’s why most businesses have accounts with and directly pay their vendors for and order the items they need and only have a charge account with an appropriate store for emergencies…
ReplyDeleteAnd that’s the way the cookie crumbles.
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Delete" She was not able to explain why there were
ReplyDeletecharges to the Metabolic Research Center on the business credit card that was issued to her. "
"The credit card transactions consisted of food orders from local chain restaurants such as Sonic, McDonald's, Longhorn Steakhouse, and other restaurants on nearly a daily basis."
If anyone eats a lot of restaurant food you could gain a lot of weight, and have other problems with your metabolism.
Is Greg Dagnan behind this?
ReplyDeleteTurner and Bobbi always ready to report on behalf if ole’ one kidney Dagnan…
Dagnan must live rent-free in your head for you to mention his name here.
DeleteRent will be paid…Soon
DeleteOh boy if they really knew how much was spent on that there card😆😆😆
ReplyDeleteIt’s beyond me
A company credit card is for business expenses only not to feed yourself and employees every day or charge personal expenses and pickup items on Sundays? Plus, why would you not audit the credit card statements every month, requiring receipts - being mandatory, not wait 10-months after this had all started. Businesses need to stay on top of things, fraud, corruption, and theft - have to be prevented and stopped as quickly as possible. This is business - 101 - everyone needs to be held accountable in a business.
ReplyDeleteDid the owners either allow or instruct the general manager to receive the business mail? This could have allowed various financial documents to be intercepted by the accused.
DeleteDid the owners have the general manager keeping the corporate books?
Accountability and Audits, have to be the backbone of every business, no credit card payments without receipts, if you cannot provide one then you are responsible, but not 10-months later each and every month when you prepare your monthly financials and statements and then compare them to the prior months, quarter, and annuals - accounting 101. You never assume or trust that potential fraud is not going on, whether that is in your inventory, at the cash register, in the petty cash, the check book, credit cards, etc., you don't leave money lying around, there are rules to proper accountability on a day-to-day operations of a business, but so many business people are just sloppy and unorganized and hire others and let them put their procedures in place and then they become ripe for fraud and theft.
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