Ex-Banker Accused of Stealing $931,500 to Fund Cryptocurrency Transfers

A former banker in Georgia has been accused of orchestrating a $931,500 fraud scheme that involved transferring funds to Coinbase accounts.

Mercedes Henry, 35, allegedly worked as a universal banker at multiple Ameris Bank locations in the Atlanta area in 2021.

Prosecutors say on at least six occasions between September and November of 2021, Henry took account numbers and identifiers from six customers and used that data to link their Ameris Bank accounts to Coinbase accounts controlled by co-conspirators.

The transfers moved about $931,500 from Ameris Bank to those Coinbase wallets. Henry allegedly received more than $1,000 for her role.