NEW YORK (PIX11) – A Brooklyn influencer is accused of refusing to pay for her food not once, not twice – but seven different times at New York City restaurants, according to the NYPD.
Police said 35-year-old Pei Chung’s alleged pattern started on Oct. 22 inside the restaurant Francie. She’s accused of ordering $188 worth of food and not paying, according to authorities.
Chung allegedly refused to pay or left the restaurant before paying in the incidents listed below:
Oct. 27: Peter Lugar Steakhouse with a bill of $146
Nov. 6: Lavender Lake with a bill of $97
Nov. 7: Francie with a bill of $83.83
Nov. 11: Motorino Pizza with a bill of $135
Nov. 14: Misi with a bill of $100
Nov. 15: Sea with a bill of $123
She posted photos from the restaurants to her Instagram page. One comment on Chung’s post from Francie reads, “Dine and dashing multiple spots and getting arrested over a meal 😂 how low do you have to be?”
Comments on her posts have since been restricted.
Police said she was charged with theft of services for each incident. Her last arrest was on Nov. 15, but Chung had been taken into custody three times before then, according to authorities.
Her charges are summonses; therefore, they are not eligible for bail.
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