Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Bank Theft

Brenda Bautista Hurtado, 26, admitted to stealing nearly $110,000 from U.S. Bank from two elderly customers while she was employed at its Arroyo Grande branch.

Hurtado pleaded guilty in August to one count of theft by a bank employee. She specifically admitted that in June 2010 she stole almost $100,000 from two customers' accounts, as well as another $10,000 in cash from the bank's vault in June 2010.

The investigation in this case revealed that Hurtado secretly accessed U.S. Bank's computer system and changed the contact information for the accounts of two bank customers and then closed these accounts and took out cashier's checks for the balance of each account.

Hurtado was sentenced Monday November 21, 2011 to 15 months in federal prison and was ordered to pay $109,071 in restitution.

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