Allison Aytes, Embezzlement, New York 2015
A former senior employee at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has been convicted of embezzling confidential documents worth billions.
Brooklyn native Allison Aytes, 41, was found guilty on both counts of theft of government property, a crime that carries a punishment of up to 20 years in prison.
Aytes was a senior employee in the FDIC's Office of Complex Financial Institutions in New York at the time of her resignation in September 2015. The Office was created to oversee and conduct, if necessary, an orderly bankruptcy of the world's largest banks and financial institutions.
During her tenure, Aytes accessed and printed sensitive information about banks that filed 'living wills' with the FDIC. These documents contain confidential information about the bank, including its assets, business operations, data center locations, critical vendors, agreements with other banks, and potential weaknesses or other deficiencies that pose risk during a time of financial crisis.
Aytes was caught after a review of FDIC Data Loss Prevention software revealed that on her last day of work, she copied numerous electronic files from the FDIC network to external USB drives, including living wills for U.S. banks where Aytes had been seeking employment.
Aytes is scheduled to be sentenced by United States District Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr. When sentenced, Aytes faces up to 20 years' imprisonment.
The case is being handled by the Office's General Crimes Section, with Assistant United States Attorney James P. McDonald in charge of the prosecution.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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