Atlanta Banker Accused of Stealing $931,500 in Cryptocurrency Scheme

A former Ameris Bank employee in metro Atlanta has been accused of stealing nearly $1 million from customer bank accounts and funneling the money into cryptocurrency accounts.

Mercedes Henry, 35, of Stone Mountain, allegedly used customer account information to link six Ameris Bank accounts to Coinbase accounts between September and November 2021.

The scheme resulted in the fraudulent transfer of $931,500 from customer accounts to Coinbase accounts controlled by Henry's co-conspirators.

Prosecutors allege Henry received more than $1,000 for her role in the scheme.

According to U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg, Henry 'stole sensitive information to facilitate nearly $1 million of fraudulent transfers from victims' bank accounts to cryptocurrency accounts controlled by her co-conspirators.'