The owner of an interior design business is facing charges after investigators said she took more than $400,000 from several clients across the Pittsburgh area.

Piasecki allegedly used the funds for hotels, Turnpike tolls, Uber rides, Amazon, restaurants, supermarkets and coffee shops, along with hundreds of ATM withdrawals.

Pittsburgh interior designer accused of stealing thousands from customers

A Pittsburgh interior designer is facing multiple charges after being accused of bilking clients of nearly half a million dollars. Lauren Piasecki, 44, of Morningside, has been charged with various counts of theft by unlawful taking,

Police say 44-year-old Lauren Piasecki of Morningside, lead designer of Black Cherry Designs, scammed victims out of thousands of dollars at a time.