Walt Disney World Valet Arrested After Stealing Checks from Guest at Animal Kingdom Lodge

A Walt Disney World employee was recently arrested after a guest noticed fraudulent charges from her checking account after using valet parking. 

What’s Happening:

• According to News6, A Walt Disney World valet employee was arrested for allegedly stealing a guest’s checkbook and cashing nearly $1,300 in fraudulent checks.
• The victim, visiting from Ohio, had valeted her car at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, Kidani Village.
• Days later, she received bank alerts for unauthorized withdrawals of $250, $670, $98, and $230.
• She checked her vehicle, found no forced entry, and discovered her checkbook missing.
• Bank images showed the checks were written to a man named Mason Henrichsen, someone the victim did not know.
• Deputies contacted the valet manager, who confirmed Henrichsen worked at Kidani Village and was scheduled to work that night.
• When Henrichsen arrived, deputies detained him and read him his rights.
• Henrichsen told investigators he found a check on the ground and decided to write it to himself, later depositing the checks at a Chase Bank near Disney Springs.
• Court records show he faces two felony charges including forgery and fraud, with the case sent to the Economic Crimes Unit.
• A Disney spokesperson said the valet works for a third-party company, not Disney itself.
• It’s unfortunate to see this happen at the Most Magical Place on Earth, regardless of whether it was a Disney cast member or not. 
• Hopefully, Disney is able to implement measures to protect guests using their valet service or other third party services in the future.

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