Former Lincoln Bank Employee Pleads
Guilty to Embezzling from Bank
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[January 27, 2015]
SPRINGFIELD, IL—The former head
teller at a Lincoln, Ill., bank, Nancy J. Huskins, 62, today entered a
plea of guilty to embezzling nearly $2 million from the bank. Appearing
before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas P. Schanzle-Haskins, Huskins, of the
900 block of S. Kickapoo St., Lincoln, Ill., waived indictment and
entered a plea of guilty to an information that charged her with one
count of bank embezzlement.
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During her court appearance, and according to court documents,
Huskins admitted that from about Jan. 1, 1996, to Nov. 4, 2013, when
she was employed as the head teller of the State Bank of Lincoln,
she embezzled approximately $1,982,685 for her personal use. Huskins
admitted that in her position as head teller, she had access to the
bank’s vault and was entrusted with significant access to portions
of the vault that maintained large amounts of cash. Huskins admitted
that she disguised the embezzlement by personally participating in
audits of cash amounts, representing that a certain bag contained an
amount of currency, when, in fact, she knew that the bag did not
hold currency, but merely other empty currency bags.
The investigation was conducted by agents of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation with the full cooperation of the State Bank of
Lincoln. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
John E. Childress.
Huskins is currently on bond awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled
on Nov. 10, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough.
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At sentencing, Huskins faces a maximum possible penalty of up to 30
years in prison, a fine of up to $1,000,000, and a term of
supervised release up to five years to follow any term of
imprisonment. The defendant may also be ordered to make full
restitution to the bank.
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