DORAL, Fla. — Authorities say an employee was caught on camera stealing secret recipe books from a Doral restaurant, leading to his arrest on a felony charge on Monday.
Investigators said staff at Mordisco Miami, located at 10355 NW 41st St., noticed that three of their recipe books had gone missing, reviewed their in-kitchen surveillance cameras and identified the culprit: line cook Carlos Francisco Gottberg Marquez.
Police said Gottberg, 50, was seen stealing two cookbooks on Oct. 12 and the third on Sunday. Mordisco Miami “specializes in Venezuelan-style steaks, appetizers and handmade arepas,” according to police.
According to an arrest report, staff at Mordisco told police that Gottberg was at his second job on Monday.
The report states that police went to the Shoma Bazaar food hall at 9420 NW 41st St. to take Gottberg into custody.
Staffers there said Gottberg works at a sandwich and smoothie shop that doesn’t sell Venezuelan food, so it was unclear what he planned to do with the books.
Police said when they told Gottberg why they were detaining him, he said, in Spanish, “It’s in my bike.”
After his arrest on a charge of theft of trade secrets, authorities said Gottberg made a “full confession,” which was redacted from the report.
He appeared in Miami-Dade bond court on Tuesday, where he was given a $2,500 bond.
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