Nottingham Bank Executive Admits to Stealing $1.8M from Customers: U.S. Attorney

BALTIMORE, MD - A Nottingham woman pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and bank embezzlement this week.

Melissa Strohman, 54, former senior vice president of a Maryland bank, admitted Wednesday that she stole more than $1.8 million from customers, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland.

From April 2010 to July 2016, Strohman took money from six customers at the federal savings bank where she worked to pay for her mortgage, credit cards and property taxes, the U.S. Attorney reported. Strohman admitted to using her supervisory position at the bank, which had Pikesville and Highlandtown branches, to override notifications of suspicious activity, officials said.

Of the six victims whose accounts she accessed, authorities said two were deceased and three were more than 80 years old. In one case, she admitted to forging a signature to authorize a transaction.

Sentencing for Strohman is set for 10 a.m. on May 12 in federal court. She faces up to 20 years in prison for wire fraud and up to 30 years for bank embezzlement.

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