Bank error: Woman receives over $1.7 million, spends up large
13 Apr, 2021 12:04 AM
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Kelyn Spadoni received the windfall in her account after an error. Photo / Supplied
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A former US sheriff s dispatcher in a suburb of New Orleans has been arrested, accused of refusing to return more than US$1.2 million ($1.7m) that had been accidentally deposited into her brokerage account, authorities said.
Kelyn Spadoni, 33, was taken into custody last week on charges of theft valued over $25,000, bank fraud and illegal transmission of monetary funds, nola.com and WVUE-TV reported. The reports said she was fired by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff s Office after her arrest.
Emergency dispatcher arrested after refusing to return $1.6m in mistakenly transferred money
A US emergency dispatcher has been arrested after refusing to return more than a million dollars mistakenly transferred into her account.
Kelyn Spadoni is now in the custody of the Sheriff s Office that used to employ her.(Jefferson Parish Sheriff s Office)
Brokerage firm Charles Schwab & Co. mistakenly put $1.6 million (US$1.2 million) into Kelyn Spadoni s bank account in February, the
The Sheriff s Office said Ms Spadoni immediately transferred the money into another account, then bought a new car and house.
Ms Spadoni was arrested by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff s Office in Louisiana, last Wednesday, and sacked from the job she had there.
Woman arrested for refusing to return $1.2M accidentally deposited into account
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Kelyn Spadoni, 33, was taken into custody Wednesday on charges of theft valued over $25,000, bank fraud and illegal transmission of monetary funds.
A former sheriff’s dispatcher in a suburb of New Orleans has been arrested, accused of refusing to return more than $1.2 million that had been accidentally deposited into her brokerage account, authorities said.
Kelyn Spadoni, 33, was taken into custody Wednesday on charges of theft valued over $25,000, bank fraud and illegal transmission of monetary funds, nola.com and WVUE-TV reported. The reports said she was fired by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office after her arrest.
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A Louisiana woman likely has a million regrets after she allegedly refused to return $1.2 million that was deposited accidentally into her bank account.
Fox 8 reports that 33-year-old Kelyn Spadoni was axed from her dispatcher position at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and levied with charges, which include theft valued over $25,000, bank fraud and illegal transmission of monetary funds.
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Financial services company Charles Schwab reportedly deposited the $1.2 million into Spadoni’s account thanks to a clerical error. With the newly acquired funds, Spadoni allegedly moved the cash into another account to prevent the financial institution from retrieving it.
A 911 dispatcher from Louisiana was arrested after she allegedly refused to return the $1.2 million that was mistakenly deposited into her brokerage account.