Police have filed charges against a Sovereign Bank employee alleging that he embezzled $2,300 in Massachusetts

Police have filed charges against a Sovereign Bank employee alleging that he embezzled $2,300 from a deceased customer through fraudulent transactions.
Giovanni Pena, 20, of 24 Henry St., Southbridge, has been charged with four counts of misconduct by a bank officer/employee and four counts of embezzlement from a bank.
Pena will be issued a summons to appear in Brockton District Court for arraignment at a later date.
Whitman Police Chief Christine May-Stafford said that over a four-month period Pena is accused of withdrawing $2,300 in four separate transactions from an elderly person’s savings account, “but in fact the person was actually deceased.”
The chief said the transactions were made as “over-the-counter withdrawals.”
Police do not know if Pena transferred the money into a separate bank account or withdrew cash.
The family of the deceased person contacted the bank about the suspicious transactions on July 28.
Sovereign Bank loss prevention then contacted Whitman police to look into the matter.
Whitman Detective Stephen Drass conducted the investigation which led to the felony charges.
Pena is no longer employed by Sovereign Bank, the chief added







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