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Published: Monday, Jul. 26, 2010 / Updated: Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2010 10:25 AM

Ex-employee charged in scam to steal from Carowinds Blvd. hotel

FORT MILL -- 

A Lancaster man faces fraud charges after police say he was running scams to steal money at the Fort Mill hotel where he worked.

Aaron Khan, 34, is accused of pocketing cash paid for rooms and hotel packages while working at the Comfort Inn on Carowinds Boulevard, according to a York County Sheriff's Office report.

Khan was charged with breach of trust and financial transaction card fraud after being arrested this weekend.

Deputies were called to the Fort Mill hotel Saturday to investigate several thefts. An assistant manager at the hotel told police she suspected an employee had pocketed $383.84 in cash paid by a guest July 18 for a Carowinds package, the report said.

The manager told officers Khan created a false receipt saying the money had been credited back to the guest.

The day before, authorities suspect Kahn kept a bank credit of $159.84 that he solicited by sending a fax saying the guest chose a different form of payment for the room.

Then on Friday, Khan is suspected of taking $83.25 cash paid for a room, but not entering it the money in the hotel's computer system as paid.

Khan also is accused of giving an acquaintance an employee rate, which is against company policy, the report said.

Additionally, a recent guest reported seven unauthorized purchases totaling $1,739.65 on her credit card. Officers are still investigating the credit card misuse, the report said.

Khan was arrested when he showed up for work Saturday night. The report said he was fired.