Georgia bank teller enters guilty plea for stealing $90,000 from bank deposits

STATESBORO, Ga. — A Georgia convenience store audit revealed their bank teller had been skimming money from the store’s deposits. Now federal officials say the teller has pleaded guilty to bank fraud.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Kayla Monroe Evans, a Candler County bank teller, could face up to 30 years in prison, as well as what the U.S. Attorney’s Office calls “substantial fines and restitution.”

Details from Evans’ plea agreement say an auditor for a local convenience store noticed “substantial discrepancies between the amount of cash presented to the bank for deposit” versus the amount credited to the store.

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The auditor worked with the bank to find the cause, leading to a two-year-long investigation.

The results of that investigation found Evans handled the store’s deposits and was “frequently skimming large amounts of cash for her personal use from the amount presented.”

Then she’d credit a smaller deposit amount for the store’s account. In total, officials say Evans stole about $87,748 from the convenience store.

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Evans entered a guilty plea in the case, which included an agreement to pay restitution for the full loss caused by her criminal conduct, according to the DOJ.

“Bank customers count on their financial institutions to operate with honesty and integrity, and Kayla Evans violated that trust,” U.S. Attorney Jill E. Steinberg said. “This plea offers assurance that Evans will be held accountable for her theft.”

She also agreed to never work in a financial institution again.

“We are pleased to work with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in bringing to justice those who commit bank fraud for their own personal gain,” Brian Tucker, Special Agent in Charge, Eastern Region, Office of Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said.

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