Three Massachusetts bank tellers are facing criminal charges after investigators say they stole “substantial sums” of money from customer accounts by processing unauthorized withdrawals.
Yeimaly Moscat, 23, and Yojairis Suazo, 21, both of Boston, were arraigned Thursday morning in Middlesex Superior Court on charges of larceny over $1,200 by scheme, embezzlement by a bank employee, conspiracy to commit larceny, and attempted larceny, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. Angelica Morales, 31, also of Boston, will be summonsed for arraignment next week.
Moscat, who was employed as a bank teller at a Citizens Bank branch in Somerville, allegedly processed 12 unauthorized withdrawals totaling $40,900 from customer bank accounts between September and November of 2022, Ryan said. Suazo, who was employed as a teller at a Citizens Bank in Dorchester, is accused of processing 15 unauthorized withdrawals totaling $30,850.
Moscat and Suazo then paid out the stolen funds in counter transactions to associates of theirs by entering the recipients as “Known Customers,” even though the individuals at the counter were not Citizens account holders.