{Beckley, West Virginia}...Forty-six year old John R. Garris of Beckley has been sentenced to one year and three months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $90,000 from First Citizens Bank. Garris pleaded guilty in February to bank fraud. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says Garris took the money through a loan scheme between January 2007 and February 2011, while he worked as a financial services manager at the bank's branch in Lewisburg, and Garris used the names of bank customers to create fictitious loans. He also used customers' existing loans to obtain advances.Saturday, June 16, 2012
Beckley Man Sentenced
{Beckley, West Virginia}...Forty-six year old John R. Garris of Beckley has been sentenced to one year and three months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $90,000 from First Citizens Bank. Garris pleaded guilty in February to bank fraud. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says Garris took the money through a loan scheme between January 2007 and February 2011, while he worked as a financial services manager at the bank's branch in Lewisburg, and Garris used the names of bank customers to create fictitious loans. He also used customers' existing loans to obtain advances.