Melissa
Chesney, a 46 year old Southern California woman, has been sentenced to prison
for five years. Chesney, known as the Botox Bandit, has been charged and
sentence for committing felonies which included burglary, fraud, and identity
theft.
Officials
from the Orange County district attorney’s office explained that Chesney received
her nickname of the Botox Bandit because she committed fraud in hopes to
undergo in Botox treatments.
Chesney,
during her sentencing, pleaded guilty to 21 felonies, nine of which were counts
of burglary. In 2009, between February and May, Chesney visited numerous salons
in the Orange County area nearly 20 times. While she visited these salons, Chesney
used faked names and fraudulent checks to pay for Botox treatments, skin
treatments, and a variety of body products
While
in court, Chesney also pleaded guilty to burglarizing stores such as Kohl’s,
and a software store.
