Prosecutors Defer Bank Fraud Case of Former Credit Union Employee

Joshua Smith, who allegedly stole $48,000, signs up for a pretrial diversion program that may help him get a lighter sentence.

By Peter Strozniak | October 26, 2023 at 04:00 PM

Federal prosecutors have agreed to defer prosecuting Joshua Smith, a former teller at a South Carolina branch of the $726 million Bayer Heritage Federal Credit Union who pleaded not guilty to bank fraud in U.S. District Court in Charleston, S.C., in April.

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