"Jonathan Lim, 42, of Wallingford, was sentenced this week to 18 months behind bars followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to bank fraud and bank embezzlement charges. Prosecutors said Lim took approximately $214,155 while serving as branch manager of the Citizens Bank location on West Lancaster Avenue in Downingtown. Court records filed May 6 and seen by ReadWrite show U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson imposed concurrent 18-month prison terms on both counts. Lim was also ordered to repay Citizens Bank the full amount investigators said was stolen."
"Authorities said Lim worked at the Citizens Bank "Thorndale branch" from June through November 2019. Along with managing the branch, he also performed teller duties during that period. Federal prosecutors said Lim became the branch ATM coordinator on July 30, 2019, putting him in charge of ATM cash operations and the weekly audits tied to balancing the machine. Investigators alleged that Lim accessed the ATM roughly 59 times between July and November 2019."
"Investigators alleged that Lim accessed the ATM roughly 59 times between July and November 2019. Authorities said he manipulated records to hide missing cash by falsifying settlement worksheets connected to ATM balancing procedures. The indictment also alleged that Lim directed coworkers to sign paperwork "without telling those persons that the worksheets contained false information." Prosecutors said those records were later used to conceal shortages connected to the ATM."
"Federal authorities further alleged that Lim removed cash from the ATM and temporarily kept it inside a locked area of the bank vault that was under his control. Investigators said he later removed the money from the bank without documenting the withdrawals. Federal prosecutors say a former Pennsylvania bank manager stole more than $214,000 from a Citizens Bank branch and spent most of the money feeding a gambling habit, a scheme that has now landed him in federal prison."
A former Citizens Bank branch manager in Pennsylvania stole about $214,155 while working at the Thorndale branch from June through November 2019. He served as branch manager and performed teller duties, later becoming the ATM coordinator on July 30, 2019. Federal prosecutors alleged he accessed the ATM about 59 times, manipulated settlement worksheets, and falsified records to conceal missing cash during weekly audits. Authorities said he directed coworkers to sign paperwork without disclosing that the worksheets contained false information. Investigators alleged he removed cash from the ATM, stored it temporarily in a locked vault area under his control, and later took the money without documenting withdrawals. He pleaded guilty to bank fraud and bank embezzlement and received 18 months in federal prison plus supervised release, with an order to repay the full amount.
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