ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office has accused a Rochester man of helping to illegally transfer $477,000 in customer accounts, while employed by a local bank.
Prosecutors said in July and August of 2024, Damani Brown, 28, accessed the online accounts of a dozen customers, using his employee credentials. He allegedly determined if the customers had previously signed up for online accounts and then shared that information with an unnamed co-conspirator, who then registered those accounts.
The money was transferred to third-party accounts at the bank, with $327,000 eventually being withdrawn from other branches or through CashApp. The missing money was reported by several customers…