ALBANY, GA – Victoria Metz, a former bank teller from Albany, has been sentenced to serve 48 months in prison for embezzling $79,361.00 from Colony Bank and committing aggravated identity theft.
The sentence was handed down on April 25, 2013, by U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands following Metz’s conviction on January 16, 2013. She was also ordered to pay $79,361.00 in restitution to Colony Bank and will be under supervised release for three years following her prison term.
Metz, now 26, cashed stolen Internal Revenue Service refund checks while employed at Colony Bank in Leesburg, GA. She confessed to receiving a share of the proceeds from those who supplied her with the stolen checks.
In addition to the embezzlement charges (Counts One through Ten), Metz was convicted on Counts Eleven through Twenty for aggravated identity theft. U.S. Attorney Michael Moore emphasized the severity of identity theft, stating, ‘When Ms. Metz stole her victims’ identities, she took something from every one of us. The message should be clear: when you commit identity theft, you are going to jail.’
The investigation was conducted by the United States Secret Service and the Leesburg Police Department, with prosecution led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Crane.
For more information on this case, please contact Sue McKinney, Public Affairs Specialist at the United States Attorney’s Office, at (478) 621-2601.
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Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Public Corruption|White Collar Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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