OAKLAND – A 34-year-old Union City man has been sentenced to 1½ years in federal prison for embezzling more than $800,000 from the bank where he worked as an assistant manager, prosecutors said.
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Tamim Haidar pleaded guilty last November to one count of embezzlement by a bank officer or employee and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Haidar admitted to abusing his position as an assistant branch manager of a Wells Fargo bank to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars, prosecutors said, citing his plea agreement.
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Prosecutors said Haidar stole money that was supposed to be deposited into ATMs and made false data entries to hide the theft. He moved the funds into his personal bank accounts and used them to cover losses he incurred while trading in foreign currency.
In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin ordered Haidar to serve three years of supervised release and pay more than $800,000 in restitution, prosecutors said. Haidar is scheduled to begin serving his sentence on Aug. 31.
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