TAMPA, Fla. – A Trinity man faces the possibility of spending up to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing funds from the bank where he worked.
United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced Thursday that Edward L. Jenkinson, 47, has pleaded guilty to charges of misappropriation of bank funds and embezzlement.
In addition to the potential prison sentence, Jenkinson has agreed to forfeit $122,004.04 to the government, representing the total proceeds identified from his criminal activity.
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According to court documents and proceedings, Jenkinson served as a bank officer managing a Tampa financial center for Bank 1, an institution insured by the FDIC and a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. His responsibilities included overseeing the center’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and teller cash drawers.
The plea agreement details an embezzlement scheme carried out between March and November 2024. Jenkinson admitted to redeeming customer certificates of deposit (CDs) without their knowledge or consent. He then fabricated deposit tickets to place these funds into the customers’ checking accounts, only to subsequently embezzle the money. Jenkinson drafted cashier’s checks payable to himself, depositing them into his personal accounts, and later depleted most of the funds through cash withdrawals.
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Further investigation revealed Jenkinson also directly stole $52,000 from the ATM he managed and an additional $2,500 from a teller’s cash drawer at the financial center. The embezzled funds were reportedly spent on gambling, paying off personal debts, and various retail purchases.
A sentencing date for Jenkinson has not yet been scheduled.
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