TD anti-money laundering ex-staffer pleads guilty to data theft
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A former Toronto-Dominion Bank employee who worked in its anti-money laundering department pleaded guilty to stealing customer data information and distributing it on a Telegram channel, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.
Daria Sewell, 33, who worked at the bank from 2023 until May 2024 and had access to personal customer information, admitted Thursday to a charge of second-degree possession of personal identification, a Class E felony.
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She faces five years’ probation when she is sentenced June 12.
Authorities said at the time of her arrest last year that a search of Sewell’s phone found images of 255 checks belonging to customers, along with other personal information of nearly 70 others, including their names, addresses and social security numbers.
“This defendant brazenly exploited her position for her own personal profit,” Bragg said.
Lawrence Fisher, a lawyer for Sewell, declined to comment on his client’s case.
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