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Department of Justice Press Release
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For Immediate Release
April 27, 2009
United States Attorney's Office
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Contact: (215) 861-8200

Bank Branch Manager Indicted for Embezzlement

Indictment against Katherine M. Harrell charging that she engaged in 75 acts of bank embezzlement during a two-year period while she worked as a branch manager at United Savings Bank in South Philadelphia. In total, she stole more than half a million dollars from six customer accounts.

INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFENDANT

NAME ADDRESS AGE
Katherine M. Harrell Lansdowne PA 27 years old

If convicted, on each count of conviction the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 30 years in prison, five years supervised release, a $1 million fine, a $100 special assessment, and full restitution.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nancy E. Potts.