Woman accused of stealing over $200K from bank client
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced on Monday the arrest of a Lehigh Acres woman.
Altagracia Ortuno, 32, was charged with grand theft over $100,000 and criminal use of personal identification information over $50,000.
Both counts are first-degree felonies.
Ortuno, a former bank teller for BMO-Harris Bank in Bonita Springs, used the personal identification information of a bank client to create fraudulent deposit slips and illegally withdraw approximately $201,000 from the client’s bank account over a period of 15 months.
When the client reported the theft to the bank, Ortuno left the bank for personal reasons and was later terminated, according to officials.
Ortuno was booked into the Lee County Jail. She will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, 20th Judicial Circuit.
Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Woman accused of stealing over $200K from bank client
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced on Monday the arrest of a Lehigh Acres woman.
Altagracia Ortuno, 32, was charged with grand theft over $100,000 and criminal use of personal identification information over $50,000.
Both counts are first-degree felonies.
Ortuno, a former bank teller for BMO-Harris Bank in Bonita Springs, used the personal identification information of a bank client to create fraudulent deposit slips and illegally withdraw approximately $201,000 from the client’s bank account over a period of 15 months.
When the client reported the theft to the bank, Ortuno left the bank for personal reasons and was later terminated, according to officials.
Ortuno was booked into the Lee County Jail. She will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, 20th Judicial Circuit.
Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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