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Date: 08-01-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Randi Lynn Carleton and Leslie Fountain
Case Number: 3:19-cr-00220-ALB-WC
Judge: Andrew L. Brasher
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (Montgomery County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Bradley Bodiford and Eric Counts
Defendant's Attorney: Benjamin Woodforde Maxymuk and Jeffery Clyde Duffey for Randi Lynn Carleton
Cecilia Vaca and Nate Wenstrup for Leslie Fountain
Description:
Montgomery, AL - Two Former Auburn Bank Employees Plead Guilty to Embezzling Funds
Two people have pleaded guilty for their involvement in an embezzlement scheme involving Auburn Bank in Notasulga, Alabama.
Randi Lynn Carleton, 39, of Dadeville, Alabama, pleaded guilty to embezzling bank funds, and Leslie Fountain, 34, of Notasulga, Alabama, entered a guilty plea on July 11, 2019 to the same charge. Both defendants worked at the Notasulga branch of Auburn Bank where Carleton was the branch manager and Fountain was the assistant branch manager. The scheme started with check kiting, or floating checks, and then progressed over time to embezzling cash from Auburn Bank. In September 2018, Auburn Bank conducted an audit on their Notasulga Branch and became aware of the defendants’ fraudulent activity despite their attempts to cover-up the scheme. Court records indicate that they jointly embezzled approximately $379,250 in cash.
Carleton and Fountain each face a maximum prison sentence of 30 years as well as significant fines and restitution for the amount stolen. There is no parole in the federal
U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. would like to thank the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for their assistance in this case.
Charges:
Carleton
18:656 & 2: THEFT/EMBEZZLEMENT/MISAPPLICATION BY BANK OFFICER/AIDING & ABETTING/FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
(1)
18:1005 & 2: BANK ENTRIES, REPORTS AND TRANSACTIONS/AIDING & ABETTING/ FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
(2)
18:1005 & 2: BANK ENTRIES, REPORTS AND TRANSACTIONS/AIDING & ABETTING/FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
(3)
Fountain:
18:656 & 2: THEFT/EMBEZZLEMENT/MISAPPLICATION BY BANK OFFICER/AIDING & ABETTING/FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
(1)
18:1005 & 2: BANK ENTRIES, REPORTS AND TRANSACTIONS/AIDING & ABETTING/ FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
(2)
18:1005 & 2: BANK ENTRIES, REPORTS AND TRANSACTIONS/AIDING & ABETTING/FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
(3)
Outcome: SENTENCING ORDER as to Randi Lynn Carleton. Sentencing set for 10/29/2019 10:15 AM in CR 2E before Honorable Judge Andrew L. Brasher. Please read this order carefully. The entire order is new. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to provide a court reporter. If the Defendant is in custody, the United States Marshal is DIRECTED to secure the Defendant's presence at the hearing. Signed by Honorable Judge Andrew L. Brasher on 7/31/19. (dh) (Entered: 07/31/2019)
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