CLINTON, Ill.–A former credit union teller has been convicted of four crimes.
Taylor Lynnae Cole, 23, was convicted by a jury of first-degree theft, a Class C felony; identity theft, a Class D felony; second-degree theft, a Class D felony; and misdemeanor identity theft.
According to prosecutors, between 2013 and 2014 Cole made unauthorized transactions while working at 1st Gateway Credit Union in DeWitt, Ill., withdrawing upwards of $20,000 via 25 false transactions.
Court documents state Cole used member identification information by forging member signatures on withdrawals exceeding $1,000, with the largest amount stolen from one person being $17,500.
Prosecutors said an investigation of surveillance video and CU records showed Cole was at the desk at the time of each of the unauthorized withdrawals and no members were present at the teller windows at the time of withdrawal.
Cole will be sentenced at 10 a.m. Jan. 14.