Crime & Safety
Bank Teller Sentenced For Role In $75K Scheme In Union County
A New York woman used her position at a bank in Elizabeth to access customer accounts and help coordinate a theft scheme, prosecutors said.
UNION COUNTY, NJ — A former bank teller has been sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison after prosecutors say she exploited her position at a bank in Elizabeth to help facilitate a theft scheme involving customer accounts.
Tijah M. Williams-Rogers, a New York resident, was sentenced on June 5 following a guilty plea to second-degree theft, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. The court also ordered $99,150 in restitution.
Prosecutors said the conduct occurred between 2022 and 2023 while Williams-Rogers was working as a teller at a bank in Elizabeth.
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According to Assistant Prosecutor Aran McNerney, Williams-Rogers abused her position by acting as an inside “scout,” accessing customer financial records and working with co-conspirators to coordinate the theft of more than $75,000 from targeted accounts.
The investigation was led by Detective Grant Mayes of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Special Prosecutions Unit.
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No additional details about the bank involved were released by prosecutors.
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