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Date: 06-13-2022
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United States of America v. Ana Amesquita
Case Number: 3:22-cr-00014-GMG-RWT
Judge: Gina M. Groh
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (Berkeley County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Martinsburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with bank fraud.
Ana Amesquita, of Kearneysville, West Virginia, 27, pleaded guilty in February 2022 to one count of “Bank Fraud.” Amesquita was the head teller at the Inwood branch of City National Bank. In June 2019, Amesquita began a scheme to process ATM deposits without the supervision of a second bank employee, violating the bank’s policy. She would then take some of the cash for her own personal use and misrepresent the facts in the general ledger
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jarod J. Douglas prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The U.S. Secret Service investigated.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to one year and one day in prison. Amesquita was also ordered to pay $144,661 in restitution to the bank.
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