The four, who were not in custody Tuesday morning, were identified in court records as Traveon Monte Boyd, 19, of Humble; Krystal Keaira Cormier, 19, of Houston; Corey Scott Lester, 21, of Porter; and Latrisha Wilkerson, 23, of Humble.
An investigator for Kroger stores told Humble police that the four suspects, while employed as cashiers at the store at 19611 U.S. 59, took part in a coupon scheme that allowed customers to buy items at a large discount.
They used a "coupon override function" on the cash register that allowed them to give the coupons a dollar value of their choosing, according to a complaint filed Friday by the Harris County District Attorney's Office.
The alleged scheme took place from July 20 to Oct. 16, bringing the store's total loss to nearly $69,900, according to court documents.
The store investigator said she interviewed three of the defendants, who told her operators of a flea market paid them to override coupons that did not match the products being purchased, records state.
Cormier declined the agent's request for an interview, according to the complaint.
The investigator reviewed each defendant's register log and also saw footage of them using the override function on security-camera video, the complaint said.
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