Halifax Regional Police have charged a local bank worker in relation to a fraud investigation that began in 2017.
Police say they received a report of a fraud that occurred from Nov. 9, 2016, to April 12, 2017, at the Manulife Bank located at 2727 Joseph Howe Dr.
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Their investigation determined more than $14,000 was transferred out of the customer’s bank account without the customer’s permission.The money was deposited into someone else’s personal bank account.
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Investigators have charged Gina Martinson, 40, with one count each of fraud over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. She was employed by the bank at the time of the incident.
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Martinson is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on April 3.
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