Former CU Employee Allegedly Steals $20,000 From Members’ Accounts

A former teller for the $1.3 billion Westmark Credit Union in Idaho Falls, Idaho is facing grand theft charges for allegedly stealing nearly $20,000 from members’ accounts.

Esmeralda De La Rosa, 26, was fired from the credit union’s Twin Falls branch after the manager allegedly found 30 suspicious transactions, according to the Times-News, a local news site.

Westmark did not respond to CU Times’ requests for comment.

“Surveillance video shows De La Rosa taking money out of tills when there were no customers in the building,” the Times-News reported. “The manager also said De La Rosa changed several customers’ email addresses that were on file so they would not receive notice that money had been transferred from their accounts.”

When interviewed by police investigators, the former teller denied that she took members’ money. Although the Times-News did not report how many members’ accounts were affected, their accounts were made whole by the credit union.

While the Twin Falls Police Department indicated the investigation is ongoing, it declined to release information about the alleged incident.

De La Rosa was reportedly booked on grand theft charges last month and released on her own recognizance.