Sulphur Bank Employee Arrested for 33 Counts of Fraud
Sulphur Bank Employee Arrested for 33 Counts of Fraud
Published July 29, 2021
An employee at a Sulphur bank has been arrested and charged with more than 30 counts of fraud totaling more than $120,000.
Sulphur, LA – On July 14, 2021, detectives from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from a bank in Sulphur about potential fraud being committed by an employee. Calcasieu Parish detectives indicated that during their investigation, they were advised by bank personnel that Barbara A. Chaisson, 55, of Sulphur had been transferring money from numerous accounts and making withdrawals, without authorization. Detectives found that Chaisson had made more than 30 unauthorized transactions between January or 2019 and June of 2021, totaling more than $120,000.
After further investigation, CPSO detectives issued a warrant for Chaisson’s arrest on July 27, 2021, and she was arrested the same day. Chaisson was booked into the Calcasieu Correction Center and charged with 33 counts of computer fraud; 33 counts of bank fraud; and theft over $25,000.
She was released the following day on a $96,000 bond set by Judge Tony Fazzio.
CPSO Detective Joshua Bruns is the lead investigator on this case.
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