Edinburg Bank Employee Convicted of Concealing Theft of Fund
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MCALLEN – A McAllen woman entered a guilty plea to falsifying bank records in order to conceal theft of $1.25 million in bank funds.
Jill Marie Myers, 42, was employed as the teller supervisor at the Edinburg branch of First National Bank, later PlainsCapital Bank. Her duties consisted of verifying the amount of U.S. currency maintained by the bank in its various “cash vaults” and then entering the amounts at the end of each day into the general ledger of the bank.
An investigation into the records revealed that from approximately June 2004 until June 2014, money belonging to the bank began to disappear from the vault at an average of $10,000 per month. Myers admitted she created fake entries in bank records in order to conceal theft of $1.25 million.
The scheme was uncovered in June 2014 after PlainsCapital Bank acquired the Edinburg location of First National Bank.
The U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez accepted her plea and set sentencing for April 26. Myers faces up to 30 years in federal prison and a possible $1 million fine. She also agreed to pay restitution.
Myers was permitted to remain on bond pending her sentencing hearing.
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