A former manager at First Commonwealth Bank is accused of stealing more than $31,000 from the accounts of deceased customers in just one month.
Jeri Mains, who works at a Westmoreland County bank branch in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, says she began the theft on April 1 after withdrawing more than $4,500 from a deceased customer’s account. reports CBS Pittsburgh.
A few days later, authorities say Mains stole a teller’s signature and withdrew more than $1,300 from a deceased customer’s account. Police said surveillance shows Mains deposited the money into his account at First Commonwealth.
Authorities say on April 8, Mains forged a bank employee’s signature to spend about $2,200 while stealing about $5,000 from another account. Two weeks later, Mains reportedly withdrew $10,000. And on May 1, Mains allegedly withdrew $9,000 after he forged the signature of an employee who was not on the bank’s premises at the time.
Police said the bank reported suspicious activity in late May, following an internal investigation. Mains, who no longer works at First Commonwealth Bank, now faces a number of charges, including theft and embezzlement.
The bank says all affected accounts have been refunded in full.
First Commonwealth Bank is the 126th largest bank in the world, with assets of $12.311 billion, according to Federal Reserve.
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