ATLANTA — A former bank teller faces charges after being accused of stealing nearly $1 million from multiple bank locations around the Atlanta area.

U.S. Attorney’s Office officials say Mercedes Henry, 35, of Stone Mountain, is accused of defrauding Ameris Bank customers out of nearly $1 million.

Henry is accused of stealing sensitive information in order to make transfers from victims’ bank accounts.

“Henry allegedly stole sensitive information to facilitate nearly $1 million of fraudulent transfers from victims’ bank accounts to cryptocurrency accounts controlled by her co-conspirators,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “We will work with our partners in law enforcement and the private sector to identify, arrest, and punish greedy criminals who lie, cheat, and steal to enrich themselves.”

According to Hertzberg, the charges and other information presented in court show that Henry was employed as a universal banker at multiple Ameris Bank locations in the Atlanta area in 2021.

“On at least six occasions from September 2021 to November 2021, Henry allegedly used six Ameris customers’ bank account numbers and identifiers to link the customers’ Ameris accounts to accounts at Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows account holders to buy different cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin,” U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia officials said.

Henry and her conspirators caused the fraudulent transfer of approximately $931,500 from victims’ accounts at Ameris Bank to Coinbase accounts controlled by the conspirators, officials added.

“Crimes of greed and opportunity will not go unpunished as the FBI and our law enforcement partners use all the tools at our disposal to uncover these illegal acts,” Marlo Graham, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta said.

Officials add that Henry received more than $1,000 in exchange for her participation in the scheme.

Henry recently appeared in court following her arrest after a federal grand jury returned an indictment last week.