$70K Stolen From Customers, Bank By Manager, Bergen County Prosecutor Says

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A bank manager in Bergen County has been arrested for stealing nearly $70,000 from the bank and from an elderly customer, prosecutors said.

Amira T. White, 43, of Belleville, was arrested Wednesday and charged with theft by deception, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office on Friday.

Prosecutors said that last March, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit was contacted regarding an alleged theft of customer funds at a Bergen County bank.

Prosecutors say that White stole $54,648 from cash boxes at the bank that were maintained by her.

She also withdrew approximately $15,000 from a customer’s account and diverted those funds to her own cash box balance in order to hide the thefts, prosecutors say.

A complaint filed in connection with the arrest said White moved the money when the elderly customer applied for a certificate of deposit.

She surrendered to the Prosecutor's Office Wednesday and was charged with two counts of third-degree theft by deception, prosecutors say.

She was released to await a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, prosecutors say.