Forged signatures on certain approval documents have led a former worker at a Columbus, Ga., bank to be prohibited from further service at financial institutions, the Federal Reserve said Friday.
According to the Fed, Julio A. Gonzalez, a former universal banker at Synovus Bank, during December 2023 and January 20924 (when he was terminated) allegedly misappropriated more than $38,000 from three bank customers’ accounts, the Fed said. The agency alleged that the misappropriations were conducted by “forging signatures on certain approval documents, for his own benefit.”
Gonzalez has “at least partially repaid the Bank for its losses stemming from this misconduct,” the Fed said.
Gonzalez entered and completed a pretrial diversion program pursuant to which the criminal case brought against him was subsequently closed, the Fed said. He consented to the prohibition order, the agency said.
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Synovus Bank
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