{"id":16294,"date":"2015-10-07T18:04:44","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T01:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16294"},"modified":"2015-10-07T18:04:44","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T01:04:44","slug":"eight-who-were-charged-with-bank-fraud-got-help-from-well-fargo-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16294","title":{"rendered":"Eight Who Were Charged With Bank Fraud Got Help from Well Fargo Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\"Wells<\/a>Federal agents arrested a man for bank fraud where Wells Fargo Bank<\/strong> employees stole customers account information, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other conspirators used the information to impersonate customers and steal money from accounts, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fraudulent transactions were made at bank branches across Southern California<\/strong> and in other states, including Minnesota<\/strong> and Nevada<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ronald Reed,<\/strong> of Inglewood, is among eight defendants who were charged in two indictments returned by a federal grand jury last week, 0ffcials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three of the defendants have not yet been identified.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reed was arrested Monday and two former bank employees surrendered to federal authorities Thursday, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The indictments charge Reed, four former bank employees and the three unknown individuals in a scheme that caused Wells Fargo to suffer losses of approximately $1.4 million. <\/span><\/p>\n

The scheme detailed in the indictments alleges the following:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n