SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A Southern California woman dubbed the "Botox Bandit" was sentenced to five years in prison for burglary, fraud and identity theft.
Melissa Chesney, 46, who used fraudulent checks to pay for more than $3,000 worth of Botox treatments, pleaded guilty to 21 felony counts, including nine counts of burglary, five counts of identity theft, four counts of forgery, two counts of grand theft and one count of possession of a controlled substance.
Chesney admitted using fake identities and fraudulent checks at six Orange County, Calif., salons and spas between February and May 2009 for Botulinum toxin, or Botox, treatments to smooth frown lines and brow furrows, the district attorney's office said, adding she earned the "Botox Bandit" nickname for "committing fraud in search of a wrinkle-free face".
Chesney also admitted committing burglary and grand theft against a Kohl's Corp. department store in January 2009, and burglary, forgery, possession of a fraudulent California driver's license and possession of the psychoactive stimulant methamphetamine while trying to defraud a software store in February 2009.
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