CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – A former teller at the Salem Community Bank has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for taking almost $100,000 from customer accounts, according to U.S. Attorney Bill Ihlenfeld.
David Paul Ritter, 31, of Salem, was employed at Summit Community Bank from July 2020 until February 2021 and embezzled more than $97,000 from five bank accounts. Additionally, he then failed to report the extra income in his tax return to the IRS for 2020.
Ritter has admitted to one count of bank theft and one count of filing a false tax return. Ritter has agreed to pay $97,765.30 in restitution to the bank and $27,374.28 in restitution to the IRS.
Victims in this case were identified and the bank reimbursed the affected accounts immediately after the theft was discovered.