Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

2012-09-25

U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Lona Mahon, age 61, of Sioux Falls, appeared before Chief U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on September 21, 2012, and pled guilty to an indictment that charged her with embezzlement. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 30 years in prison and/or a $1 million fine, plus restitution.

Mahon, who was employed at a Sioux Falls bank, embezzled approximately $23,000 during a two-year period.

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation