Philadelphia Teller Charged with Stealing Confidential Customer Information
| U.S. Attorney’s Office March 30, 2009 |
United States Attorney Laurie Magid today announced the filing of an Indictment against Melissa Feliciano, charging that while she worked as a teller for Third Federal Bank in 2008, she stole confidential Third Federal Bank customer information, including customer names, account numbers, the names of the people with signature authority, and account balances, which she then provided to others who used it to cash fraudulent checks purportedly made out to those account holders. Ms. Feliciano also served as the teller who processed the fraudulent checks. The total loss to Third Federal Bank was $7,500.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFENDANT
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NAME
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ADDRESS
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AGE OR DATE OF BIRTH
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Melissa Feliciano
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Philadelphia, PA
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19 years old
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If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 40 years in prison, including a mandatory minimum two years in prison, five years supervised release, a $2.25 million fine, and a $600 special assessment.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nancy E. Potts.