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In less than a month after she began working as a teller at the $269 million OUR Credit Union in Royal Oak, Mich., Jakyla R. Jones allegedly embezzled more than $26,000.
Police investigators said the 21-year-old Jones of Detroit allegedly withdrew funds from accounts for people who came into the credit union branch and fraudulently posed as holders of credit union accounts.
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Although investigators alleged Jones was one of the persons involved in this embezzlement scheme, she didn't organize it. According to police, there were at least three fraudulent withdrawals from member accounts that totaled $26,402.
Police said no additional arrests of others involved in this embezzlement case are pending at this time.
OUR detected the fraud in October and reported it to police.
Jones was arrested on Feb. 14 and charged with one count of embezzlement in a Royal Oak court. Her bond was set at $25,000.
The felony charge is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
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Peter Strozniak
Credit Union Times reporter covering credit union operations, fraud, M&As, leagues, business continuity, and breaking news.
