SC woman indicted for embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from Regions Bank

A South Carolina woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Greenville for allegedly embezzling tens of thousands of dollars.

Amy June Schaufelberger, aka Amy Schaufelberger Brown, was charged in a one-count Indictment with bank embezzlement, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Beth Drake.

The 31-year-old Parksville woman was an employee of Regions Bank in McCormick County. From January 2017 through June 2017, she is accused of "willfully" embezzling $40,465, according to the indictment.

Schaufelberger acted "with intent to injure and defraud, knowingly and willfully did embezzle, abstract, purloin and misapply more than $1,000 of the monies and funds belonging to and entrusted to Regions Bank," according to the indictment.

The maximum penalty Schaufelberger could receive is a fine of $1,000,000 and/or 30 years in prison.

The case was investigated by agents of the U.S. Secret Service and is assigned to Assistant U.S. Attorney David C. Stephens of the Greenville office.

This story was originally published March 14, 2018 at 8:18 PM with the headline "SC woman indicted for embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from Regions Bank."