TUCSON, Ariz. - On Friday, Jacob Roach, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 40 months in prison for using his position with a bank to defraud an 82-year old victim. Roach was also ordered to pay $1.25 million in restitution.
Roach was employed as a business relationship banker for a large bank in the Tucson area, where he fraudulently created a bank account in the victim’s name, and thereafter embezzled $1.25 million for his own use. Roach resigned from his position before the bank discovered the scheme.
Homeland Security Investigations, Tucson HIDTA Financial Task Force, conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Wallace Kleindienst, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.
CASE NUMBER: CR19-1332-JGZ-BGM
RELEASE NUMBER: 2020-101_Roach
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
