SALT LAKE CITY — A former manager at a Smith's grocery store in Salt Lake City is accused of stealing nearly $40,000 in cash from a register at the store.
Yasmin Castellanos, 47, was arrested Sunday and faces a theft charge.
Castellanos was the manager at the Smith's location at 1174 West 600 North, although court documents show he is no longer employed by the company.
Smith's stated they started documenting cash missing on February 13 until December 28. Following her arrest, Castellanos admitted to being responsible for collecting money bags from the registers. She told police that she was meant to place the cash into a collection machine.
Castellanos later admitted to removing cash from the bags and pocketing the money instead, using it to pay loans, rent, medical bills, and for food.
Investigators say the highest documented amount taken was $14,769.78 on December 27. No money allegedly taken by Castellanos had been located at the time of of her arrest.
