A former banker has admitted to withdrawing large amounts of money from the bank account of a deceased person and the account of a woman who was suffering from depression.
Texas resident and former Regions Bank employee James Dale Turner pleaded guilty to two counts of elder abuse after stealing thousands of dollars from customer accounts, reports KLTV is an ABC affiliate.
In August 2025, authorities arrested Turner amid allegations that he it has been poured $3,812 from the account of an elderly woman with dementia.
Turner was later released after posting bail. He was arrested a second time in February 2026 in a similar case of fraud involving the deceased mother’s bank account.
Authorities said between October 2024 and May 2025, Turner withdrew $17,003 from the deceased woman’s bank account by issuing cashier’s checks with amounts ranging from $500 to $2,000 per transaction.
District Bank employees reportedly noticed suspicious transactions in the account when the manager requested account information in October 2025. The manager said the bank placed a “no post” on the account after Turner presented a cashier’s check.
Authorities said Turner admitted to cashing the cashier’s checks and depositing them in her account at another bank, but said she did not know the woman was dead.
Regions Bank said in its statement,
“Regions Bank appreciates the trust placed in us. What happened in the case involving a former partner does not reflect what our team in Tyler strives to do every day. Throughout this matter, we have been committed to supporting this investigation, and we appreciate the work of law enforcement since the first complaint was made.”
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