Crime & Safety
Teller Supervisor Charged with Stealing $95,000 from Lakeville Bank
Leah Marie Bremner, 31, of Farmington appeared in court on Friday for the crime, which allegedly occurred between May and October 2010.
A 31-year-old Farmington woman is accused of stealing $95,000 over a six-month period from a Lakeville bank, where she was lead teller supervisor.
Leah Marie Bremner is charged with felony theft by swindle, which is punished by up to 20 years and a fine of between $30,000 and $100,000.
She’s accused of stealing the money from the bank between May 1 and Oct. 4, 2010, when Lakeville police responded to a report of an internal bank theft cash.
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Bremner was arrested on a warrant and made her first appearance in Dakota County District Court on Friday. Judge Timothy McManus set bail at $10,000 without conditions and $5,000 with conditions, says the Farmington Independent.
Bremner was released on bail later on Friday, says the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Her next court appearance is scheduled for July 22.
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According to the Dakota County criminal complaint released Friday:
Bremner allegedly admitted to a bank official that she stole money from bank because her husband had lost his job and her family was having financial problems.
An audit shows that Bremner allegedly falsified log sheets. Bank records reportedly show she stole $7,300 during May 2010, $17,800 in June, $20,400 in July, $28,500 in August, $16,000 during September and $5,000 in October.
On Oct. 5, 2010, Bremner reportedly emailed a co-worker to say she had lost her job because of a “stupid decision” and she was “starting to face the reality of what I did and it is something I will pay the consequence for which I am prepared to do.”
