A few days ago, it seemed like the details surrounding PR chick Mallory Montilla's arrest and story were a bit murky.  It had the feeling of a hit job, or one of those mean girl type pranks.  Was the first account of this story to be believed?  Did she really think she was going to get away with a bunch of swag, especially after the PR company called her in July a month before the arrest about the missing stuff?  Or was it some confusion/grudge that spiraled out of control?

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It has been a rough week for 24 year-old PR girl Mallory Montilla. After being arrested this past Friday, she became blogofodder today as the "budding socialite" who has been accused of coping 100k in jewelry.  The NYPost ran the hack job piece today, and naturally it has begun to spread.  But Jessica Pressler over at NYMag has called bullshit.  And we're tending to lean this way too, mainly because the date Whisper PR said they terminated Montilla on a Saturday.

"We felt that she wasn't performing up to our standards around July 18," Klein said. "After the termination, we noticed some inconsistencies in her reports, and we went straight to the police."

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