Centre County Cleaning Service Owner Accused of Stealing Nearly $67K From Former Client

The owner of a Centre County cleaning company was arrested Friday after police said she stole thousands of dollars from a former customer.

Megyn A. Frank, the owner of Happy Valley Elite Cleaning, is accused of using debit and credit card information she had on file to take more $66,780 from a Huston Township man.

The man told state police that he employed Frank, 29, of Patton Township, to clean his businesses and home, and that his wife handled the invoices. After his wife died, he paid the outstanding invoices in July and stopped working with Frank’s company, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

Later that month, he received notice that Happy Valley Elite Cleaning made nearly $10,000 in debits from his company credit card and $57,000 from his personal account, according to the affidavit. Three withdrawal attempts totaling more than $14,000 were also made after his personal account was frozen.

When questioned by police, Frank allegedly said that the man had six months of unpaid invoices that collected late fees each day. She said she would provide the unpaid invoices to police, but never did and stopped returning a state troopers calls and emails, according to an affidavit.

A former employee of Happy Valley Elite Cleaning, meanwhile, sent a text message to the man’s secretary in August stating that Frank admitted to making unauthorized charges on the card and that she “was stressed about getting caught but didn’t really give a f—,” police wrote.

Police later received screenshots of what appeared to be Facebook messages from Frank sent on dates when large withdrawals occurred, stating that she figured out how much she could take from the card each day, and that she got “really stressed” but “decided I don’t give a f—,” according to the affidavit.

Frank is charged with felony counts of theft, access device fraud and identity theft.

She was arraigned by District Judge Allen Sinclair on Friday morning and released on recognizance.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 17.