A former Ameris Bank employee allegedly used customers' bank account numbers and identifiers to help move approximately $931,500 (£703,000) into cryptocurrency accounts controlled by co-conspirators, revealing how legitimate access to banking information can become a route into large-scale financial fraud.
Mercedes Henry, 35, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was arrested after a federal grand jury indicted her on charges of bank fraud, access device fraud, and bribery. Prosecutors allege she used information obtained through her role as a universal banker to connect six customers' Ameris accounts to Coinbase accounts controlled by the alleged co-conspirators.
