TRIBECA — This dry cleaner was taken to the cleaners.
Pure Green Cleaners was fleeced of $31,200 as two employees regularly grabbed cash out of the store's register over the course of a year, according to a criminal complaint from the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
Employee Kaptaek So, 70, and her coworker Christian Navarette, 27, were each charged with one count of third-degree grand larceny, according to the complaint.
The owner of the 69 Murray St. dry cleaner told authorities that, via video surveillance tapes, he saw the pair taking cash from the register and putting it into their pockets on numerous occasions from Aug. 15, 2014 through Aug. 6, 2015.
A lawyer for So and Navarette did not immediately respond to request for comment.
A manager at Pure Green Cleaners declined to comment.
So and Navarette were released from custody without bail. They're due back in court on Sept. 2. They face up to seven years in jail for the charge.
