Wauwatosa Bank Employee Charged After Making Fake Deposit

A 32-year-old Milwaukee woman is facing theft charges after she made into her sister’s bank account and then withdrew money while working at a Wauwatosa bank.

Lorraine Michelle Starks was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Wednesday with one count of embezzlement. If convicted, she faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

On June 22, Starks was working at , 6700 W. State St., when she made the fake deposit into her sister’s account and then signed off her computer. She then went to a nearby ATM where she withdrew $500 from the account.

The next day she made two separate $200 withdrawals from the account and then a $1,500 withdrawal later in the day. However, a bank manager discovered the fake deposit after Starks didn’t show up for work.

Starks admitted to making the fake deposit and told investigators she was able to have her sister withdraw the $1,500 after she told her it was money won from Potawatomi Casino that Starks deposited in there.

Starks was assigned a $200 cash bail during her initial appearance in court Wednesday.