A California motel owner has turned herself in after authorities say she cheated the travel Web site Orbitz.com out of more than $800,000.
Ashka Patel, who was the subject of a three-month investigation, surrendered to police Tuesday.
Police say Orbitz.com notified them in November that $848,000 had been fraudulently paid to Patel's business, the Travel Inn Motel in Victorville, from February to November.
Police say they searched the motel and found bank records that showed $700,000 in various accounts. Investigators say some of the money was also funneled through a Days Inn that Patel owns.
Her attorney says Patel is expected to be out of jail Tuesday evening after posting bail, which a judge set at $300,000
