An influencer is arrested for leaving luxury restaurants in New York without paying.
Pei-Yun Chung had been arrested up to seven times
BarcelonaThe influencer Taiwanese Pei-Yun Chung, known as the Brooklyn divaShe was jailed this week at Rikers Island prison, accused of leaving several upscale New York restaurants without paying her bills. She was released on $4,500 bail. This Wednesday, the influencer She was due to appear before a judge, but it was ultimately decided that she would first undergo a psychiatric evaluation, according to ABC News. Since October, the content creator, who has 27,000 followers on Instagram, had been arrested seven times for leaving unpaid bills.
On her Instagram, Pei-Yun Chung posted pictures of some of the restaurants where she ate lunch, such as Francie in Brooklyn, which has a Michelin star, and wrote reviews of the meals. What she didn't mention in these posts was that she would leave the restaurants before paying the bill. Besides showing off the restaurants she frequented, her Instagram profile is full of pictures of her designer clothes, with photos of items from Prada, Tom Ford, Louis Vuitton, and Burberry. She also appears with an imposing Sony camera.
As explained by the New York TimesAmong the victims of Pei-Yun Chung's scams, 34, are some of New York's most well-known restaurants, such as Peter Luger. Albert Sanchez, manager of the Motorino restaurant, explained that the young woman, after enjoying a large meal, tried to pay with two credit cards that were declined. "I told her if I could call someone to pay for her, to leave an ID, and then pay again. She said no, and I told her, 'The only solution left is to call the police,'" Sanchez recalled.
According to his account, when the police arrived, they immediately recognized the influencer because she had already been arrested several times for trying to leave other upscale restaurants without paying. Meanwhile, the New York Times says that on several occasions the influencer He offered not to pay the bill in exchange for the restaurant posting on his social media. US media outlets report that all the restaurants defrauded by Pei-Yun Chung are in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, near his apartment, and the outstanding bills ranged from $100 to $150 per meal.
