Gwinnett County Police charged a former bank employee with multiple identity theft and computer forgery crimes.
On October 29, 2024, a bank employee of Fifth Third Bank located at 3670 Holcomb Bridge Road in unincorporated Norcross, contacted 911 to report that one of their bank employees, Fedrick Jeffries, 33, was suspected of taking money from the bank and possibly opening multiple fraudulent accounts. Jeffries was terminated, and investigators from Gwinnett County Police were notified.
Through a series of investigative methods, detectives uncovered that Jeffries had opened five checking accounts and one unsecured loan of $24,500 between May 8, 2024, and October 22, 2024. These accounts were then used to deposit stolen and forged checks into them by unknown individuals.
Detectives determined that unknown suspects would enter the bank at the time that Jeffries was working and provide him with stolen identity information to create these fraudulent accounts. The suspects were then given online access to the accounts. Fifth Third Bank was able to locate another employee also opening fraudulent accounts in the West Palm Beach, Florida, area. Between Jeffries and the second suspect, the total exposed loss was $2,636,019.06.
Jeffries has been charged with seven counts of identity theft, five counts of computer forgery, and one count of theft by taking. Jeffries was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail on January 26.
