Former Bank Teller Sentenced for Bank Fraud
| U.S. Attorney’s Office January 11, 2011 |
Rebecca Warden, a former teller at the National City Bank branch in Strongsville, was sentenced to 16 months in prison and ordered to pay $888,471 in restitution after previously pleading guilty to bank fraud, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today.
Rebecca Warden, 34, lives in Parma, Ohio, according to court records.
She removed cash from her drawer at the National City branch in Strongsville and gave it to her husband, Steve Warden, who would come into the bank and pretend to conduct legitimate banking transactions. This took place from on or about 2006 through March 2010, according to court documents.
During this time period, Rebecca Warden also removed cash to issue official bank checks and money orders payable to businesses to which Steve Warden owed money.
Steve Warden, 35, of Brunswick, Ohio, pled guilty to bank fraud charges last week and is scheduled to be sentenced in April.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Henry F. DeBaggis.