Bank Teller and Her Husband Indicted for Bank Fraud

Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that a federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, returned an indictment against Steve Warden, age 35, and Rebecca Warden, age 34, of Brunswick, for bank fraud in connection with Rebecca Warden's employment as a teller at the National City Bank branch in Strongsville. From on or about 2006 through March 2010, Rebecca Warden, while employed as a teller, removed cash from her National City Bank cash drawer and gave it to her husband, Steve Warden, who would come into the Strongsville branch and pretend to conduct legitimate banking transactions. During this time period, Rebecca Warden would also remove cash to issue official bank checks and money orders payable to businesses to which Steve Warden owed money. As a result of the Wardens' fraudulent conduct, National City Bank sustained a loss of approximately $923,471. An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. Posted in: Internal Fraud