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Bank Teller Pleads Guilty To Stealing $185,000 From Homeless Customer
Bank Teller Pleads Guilty To Stealing $185,000 From Homeless Customer
BY RACHEL KURZIUS IN NEWS ON SEP 29, 2017 1:30 PM
A man working as a D.C. bank teller pleaded guilty to stealing upwards of $185,000 from a homeless customer over the course of two years and using the money to pay for vacations in Jamaica, among other items, according to court filings.
Phelan Davis, 29, agreed to a deal this week in D.C. Superior Court in which he pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property, a felony with a maximum of 10 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office of D.C. and the FBI's Washington field office announced. Davis had been working for the Wells Fargo branch in Georgetown, according to statements made in court. ... That's where Davis met the victim, who is unnamed in court documents but described as a homeless, longtime customer of Wells Fargo who earned money as a street vendor.
In October of 2014, the victim tried to deposit thousands of dollars into one of his accounts. He brought the money to the bank in a garbage bag filled with cash, The Washington Post reports. He couldn't deposit the money because inactivity had rendered his accounts dormant. Per the plea agreement, Davis told the customer where he could get the necessary documents to reactivate them.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office of D.C. says the likely range of prison time for his crime is 18-30 months in jail, though he will be sentenced at still-undetermined date by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan. Under the plea agreement, Davis must pay $185,440 in restitution plus $185,440 more in a forfeiture money judgment.
BY RACHEL KURZIUS IN NEWS ON SEP 29, 2017 1:30 PM
A man working as a D.C. bank teller pleaded guilty to stealing upwards of $185,000 from a homeless customer over the course of two years and using the money to pay for vacations in Jamaica, among other items, according to court filings.
Phelan Davis, 29, agreed to a deal this week in D.C. Superior Court in which he pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property, a felony with a maximum of 10 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office of D.C. and the FBI's Washington field office announced. Davis had been working for the Wells Fargo branch in Georgetown, according to statements made in court. ... That's where Davis met the victim, who is unnamed in court documents but described as a homeless, longtime customer of Wells Fargo who earned money as a street vendor.
In October of 2014, the victim tried to deposit thousands of dollars into one of his accounts. He brought the money to the bank in a garbage bag filled with cash, The Washington Post reports. He couldn't deposit the money because inactivity had rendered his accounts dormant. Per the plea agreement, Davis told the customer where he could get the necessary documents to reactivate them.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office of D.C. says the likely range of prison time for his crime is 18-30 months in jail, though he will be sentenced at still-undetermined date by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan. Under the plea agreement, Davis must pay $185,440 in restitution plus $185,440 more in a forfeiture money judgment.
