Owner of Centre County cleaning company accused of stealing more than $66K
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- Owner of Happy Valley Elite Cleaning charged with theft and fraud.
- Alleged withdrawals exceed $66,000 after woman who handled invoices died.
- She was released after her arraignment; preliminary hearing set for Dec. 17
The owner of a Centre County cleaning company was accused Friday of illegally withdrawing more than $66,000 from a business owner’s bank accounts after his wife — who had handled invoices — died earlier this year.
Megyn A. Frank, the owner of Happy Valley Elite Cleaning, was charged with felony counts of theft, identity theft and access device fraud. Defense lawyer Julian Allatt declined comment Friday.
The business owner told state police at Rockview he paid all of his debts and ceased working with Frank’s cleaning company in July, a trooper wrote in an affidavit of probable cause. But later that month, he said there were multiple large withdraws from his accounts and they were all from Happy Valley Elite Cleaning.
A trooper said he spoke with Frank, who claimed without documentation that the business owner had six months of unpaid invoices and late fees. Frank, 29, of Patton Township, has not returned additional calls or emails, police wrote.
A former employee of the cleaning company sent a text message in August that claimed Frank boasted she was “stressed about getting caught but didn’t really give a f---,” police wrote.
Frank was arraigned Friday by District Judge Allen Sinclair, who released her pending her appearance at future court hearings. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 17.