Billy Gedeon, a 34-year-old Miami bank employee, pleaded guilty to embezzling over $190,000 from a deceased customer's account. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida reported that Gedeon accessed the accounts without authorization, forged signatures, and transferred the stolen funds into his personal account.
Gedeon will be sentenced on June 10 by Senior U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno. He faces a maximum of 30 years in prison, with the judge considering U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors to determine his sentence.
The investigation was carried out by the U.S. Secret Service and the Office of Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne and Special Agents Rafael Barros and Brian Tucker were involved in the announcement.
The prosecution was led by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Latoya C. Brown and Trial Attorneys D. Zachary Adams and Chelsea R. Rooney. Further details can be found on the Southern District of Florida's District Court website or PACER under case number 25-cr-20067.
