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Bank employee steals $128,000 from demented pensioner!
Former bank employee steals $128,000 from demented customer. Meanwhile, criminal proceedings are underway against him.
Bank employee steals $128,000 from demented pensioner!
A former Rhode Island bank teller, Carlos Bras, is suspected of using a shocking scam to steal $128,000 from a 78-year-old customer with dementia. According to dailyhodl.com, Bras abused his position at Santander Bank to commit unlawful acts Gaining access to the older man's accounts.
The charges include bank fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. During his time at Santander Bank in 2023, Bras had the opportunity to manage customers' sensitive data. He allegedly changed the victim's PIN, set up a new online account and ordered a new debit card. Furthermore, checks were sent to his own address, underscoring the audacity of his actions. Over several months, he transferred large amounts of money from the victim's account to his wife's accounts and to accounts in Portugal.
Financial expenses and legal consequences
Some of the stolen money, specifically $16,000, was said to have been used to purchase a used Kia. Bras claims that he transferred the funds to Portugal in the presence of the account holder at a Santander branch, but surveillance footage casts doubt on this account.
The legal problems for Bras are not limited to these fraud allegations. In May 2024, he was charged with domestic violence by suffocation, but that charge was dropped following a guilty plea to disorderly conduct. NBC 10 attempted to reach Bras for comment, but one person responded that he was unavailable and abruptly ended the conversation.
Santander Bank background
Santander Bank, where Bras worked, is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, ranking 14th with a total of $1.986 trillion in assets. The incidents surrounding Carlos Bras raise serious questions about the protection of customers with special needs and internal controls within the bank.
The case remains a worrying example of the potential risks that older customers can experience in the banking world, especially if they are vulnerable. Especially at a time when digital transactions are becoming increasingly common, it is essential that banks implement robust security measures to protect their customers.