*Who: Mercedes Henry, 35, Stone Mountain, GA — universal banker at multiple Ameris Bank branches Atlanta area (Ameris $27.5B assets Atlanta-based)*
- *Scheme: Sep-Nov 2021 at least 6 times — stole 6 customers' account numbers + identifiers — linked their Ameris accounts to Coinbase accounts controlled by co-conspirators (unnamed) — caused fraudulent transfer ∼$931,500 (reported $932K) from Ameris to Coinbase*
- *Cut: Received "more than $1,000" kickback — ∼0.1% of haul — indicted Sep 22 grand jury, arrested Sep 25 federal court — charges: bank fraud, access device fraud (unlawful use of account numbers), bribery — AUSA Cathelynn Tio, FBI Atlanta SAC Marlo Graham — US Attorney Theodore Hertzberg: "stole sensitive information to facilitate nearly $1M" — indictment = accusation, presumed innocent — funds recovery not disclosed*
- *Context: Highlights insider threat + customer data weaponized to crypto — Coinbase platform as off-ramp — not breach of Coinbase but misuse of bank linking — parallels prior Coinbase insider bribe breach May 2025 overseas support agents leaked data for $20M ransom attempt*
#AltcoinSeasonIndexHoldsAbove60For5Days #USADPAdds90000JobsInSeptember
*BREAKING ⚖️ Former Ameris Bank banker Mercedes Henry 35 charged with diverting $931.5K client money to Coinbase in bribery scheme 🚨 DOJ Sep 28: Stole 6 customers data Sep-Nov 2021, linked to Coinbase wallets controlled by co-conspirators, took >$1K kickback — faces bank fraud, access device fraud, bribery — FBI Atlanta — raises compliance/insider risk for exchanges 📢 $MOVR $US $AGT
- *Scheme: Sep-Nov 2021 at least 6 times — stole 6 customers' account numbers + identifiers — linked their Ameris accounts to Coinbase accounts controlled by co-conspirators (unnamed) — caused fraudulent transfer ∼$931,500 (reported $932K) from Ameris to Coinbase*
- *Cut: Received "more than $1,000" kickback — ∼0.1% of haul — indicted Sep 22 grand jury, arrested Sep 25 federal court — charges: bank fraud, access device fraud (unlawful use of account numbers), bribery — AUSA Cathelynn Tio, FBI Atlanta SAC Marlo Graham — US Attorney Theodore Hertzberg: "stole sensitive information to facilitate nearly $1M" — indictment = accusation, presumed innocent — funds recovery not disclosed*
- *Context: Highlights insider threat + customer data weaponized to crypto — Coinbase platform as off-ramp — not breach of Coinbase but misuse of bank linking — parallels prior Coinbase insider bribe breach May 2025 overseas support agents leaked data for $20M ransom attempt*
#AltcoinSeasonIndexHoldsAbove60For5Days #USADPAdds90000JobsInSeptember
*BREAKING ⚖️ Former Ameris Bank banker Mercedes Henry 35 charged with diverting $931.5K client money to Coinbase in bribery scheme 🚨 DOJ Sep 28: Stole 6 customers data Sep-Nov 2021, linked to Coinbase wallets controlled by co-conspirators, took >$1K kickback — faces bank fraud, access device fraud, bribery — FBI Atlanta — raises compliance/insider risk for exchanges 📢 $MOVR $US $AGT
