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Former bank teller charged with forging checks, identity fraud

The 22-year-old worked at a Suwanee Wells Fargo until the investigation.

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A former bank teller at a Forsyth County Wells Fargo was arrested and charged with using customer accounts to forge checks, stealing thousands of dollars.

Jordan Paul Jernigan, 22, of Alpharetta, who was a teller at the Wells Fargo on Johns Creek Parkway in south Forsyth County, was arrested after Wells Fargo investigators reached out to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and filed a report. 

According to Forsyth County Sheriff's Office spokesman Doug Rainwater, Jernigan used different names and accounts to forge checks totaling $12,500. Jernigan was arrested by sheriff's deputies at his home in Alpharetta after warrants were obtained.

Jernigan was charged with six felony counts: theft by taking, computer crime and invasion of privacy and four counts of identity fraud.

In a statement to 11Alive, Wells Fargo spokesman Jacob Jordan said: "Jordan Jernigan no longer works for the company. As this is an ongoing investigation being handled by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, we can’t comment on the specifics."

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