Nottingham Woman Indicted on Embezzlement, Fraud Charges

BALTIMORE, MD - A Nottingham woman was indicted on federal charges of embezzlement and fraud. Melissa Strohman, 54, former senior vice president of a Maryland bank, is accused of stealing more than $1.8 million by making unauthorized transfers and withdrawals from customers' accounts, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland.

From April 2010 to July 2016, Strohman allegedly took money from six customers at the federal savings bank where she worked to pay for her and her family's mortgages, credit cards and property taxes, the U.S. Attorney reported. Two of the victims were deceased and three of the clients were more than 80 years old.

Strohman is accused of using her supervisory position at the bank, which had Pikesville and Highlandtown branches, to override notifications of suspicious activity.

If convicted, she faces a maximum 30-year sentence for bank embezzlement and 20-year sentence for wire fraud.

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