Jennifer Kline, a former Mrs. Minnesota, and former Mrs. America was convicted Tuesday of felony theft for switching the price tags on clothing she bought from Macy’s.
According to court documents cited by theStar Tribune Kline’s would buy expensive clothing, take it home, then attach the expensive clothing’s price tags onto clothes she already owned. Then, Kline would return her old clothes to a different Macy’s and would get a refund on her credit card.
“There was more than just grabbing merchandise and walking out the door,” Edina Police Sgt. Kevin Rofidal told ABC News. “There was a lot of thought put into this, a lot of effort to conceal it.”
The former beauty queen eventually fessed up to having a supply of plastic tag holders and the equipment to attach them to clothing, the Tribune reported. Kline’s attorney called it a dumb mistake.
Kline could serve up to 5 years in prison by state law. Her sentencing is set for Oct. 18.
