Bank Teller’s Sneaky $40K Heist: Aloha to the Big House? 🤑

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Ah, the tropical paradise of Hawaii-where the sun is hot, the beaches are golden, and apparently, so are the opportunities for a spot of light-fingered mischief! 🌴💰 A young scallywag by the name of Alohi Kaupu-Grace, a mere 24 years of age, has been accused of quietly helping herself to a tidy sum of $40,000 from unsuspecting customers’ accounts. And all this in just five weeks! What a whizz-kid, eh? 🕵️‍♀️✨

According to the Department of the Attorney General (who, let’s face it, are no strangers to a good drama), our clever little teller at the Bank of Hawaii was up to no good between February 8th and March 14th of 2024. Instead of counting coconuts, she was counting cold, hard cash-none of which was hers, mind you! 🥥💸

The Attorney General, with a wag of their finger, declared that Kaupu-Grace “stole money from residents who were simply trying to conduct financial transactions at their bank.” Shocking, isn’t it? People just wanting to deposit their hard-earned dough, and she’s off skimming the cream! 🍦🙄

If the courts have their way, our young protagonist could be swapping her flip-flops for prison slippers, facing a sentence of five to 20 years. And let’s not forget the cherry on top: a fine of up to $50,000. Ouch! That’s a lot of leis she won’t be buying! 🌺😱

But wait, there’s more! Earlier this year, our enterprising teller was already in hot water for unauthorized credit card shenanigans. A fraudulent charge of over $750? Tsk, tsk. The Hawaii Police Department wasn’t having any of it, charging her with a laundry list of offenses: second-degree theft, identity theft, and more. What a busy bee! 🐝🚔

And just when you thought it couldn’t get any more farcical, the Federal Reserve stepped in with a prohibition order, banning her from the banking industry and demanding she cough up $5,200 in restitution. Talk about adding insult to injury! 🏦💔

So, what’s the moral of this tale? Well, if you’re going to play fast and loose with other people’s money, make sure you’re not caught red-handed-or in this case, sun-kissed and sandal-clad. Aloha, indeed! 🌺👋

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2025-12-20 17:02