Bank embezzlement charges have been filed against a Murphysboro woman accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer.
Buffy A. Bastien, 41, of Murphysboro, IL, was indicted on April 8, 2014, on a one-count indictment charging bank embezzlement in an Indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury sitting in Benton, Illinois, announced Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.
Bastien was charged with willfully embezzling the sum of approximately $229,221.80 of the moneys or funds intrusted to the custody or care of The Bank of Carbondale, a bank whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, with intent to injure and defraud The Bank of Carbondale.
The alleged embezzlement occurred between 2010 and February 23, 2014, in Jackson County.
Bastien faces a possible penalty of up to 30 years imprisonment, up to $1,000,000 fine, and supervised release of up to 5 years.
An Indictment is a formal charge against a defendant. Under the law, a defendant is presumed to be innocent of a charge until proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to the satisfaction of a jury.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney George Norwood.
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Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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