Claim:
A Wells Fargo employee was found dead at her desk four days after she last clocked in on Aug. 16, 2024.
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In late August 2024, news broke about the tragic death of Denise Prudhomme , a 60-year-old employee at Wells Fargo f inancial corporation’s Tempe, Arizona, office. Reports said her body remained undiscovered at her desk for four days after she last clocked in.
Both the Tempe Police Department and Wells Fargo confirmed key details of the incident, verifying that Prudhomme died while at work, and that her body was not found for several days.
According to a Tempe PD statement sent via email:
Tempe PD responded to the Wells Fargo location in Tempe at 1150 W Washington St on 08-20-24 after on-site security called about an employee, Denise Prudhomme (60 years old) and believed she was dead in a cubicle located on the third floor of the building. Denise was pronounced dead at 4:55PM.
We can confirm Denise was a Wells Fargo employee. Denise last scanned into the building on Friday at approximately 7am and there is no further scan in or out.
The cause of death is a determination made by the Office of Medical Examiner (coroner in AZ). Based on the timeline we provided, last scanned in on Friday 08-16-24 at 7am and located 08-20-24 at 4:55PM.
The preliminary investigation did not show any obvious signs of foul play. We have no further information at this time as this is an on-going investigation.