Man gets prison for stealing cash and identities from customers at West Virginia credit union

Brandon Rayshawn Watkins, 30, of Douglasville, Georgia, was sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison for bank fraud.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Watkins made unauthorized transactions from accounts at Bayer Heritage Federal Credit Union in New Martinsville. Watkins obtained the personal identifying information and account numbers for numerous credit union customers, withdrawing cash from those accounts. Watkins also engaged in similar acts in South Carolina and the loss related to his criminal acts was over $70,000.

Watkins was ordered to pay $70,750 in restitution to Bayer Heritage Federal Credit Union and a personal money judgment of $10,050.  He will serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Benjamin Britford, 33, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama was also charged for stealing money from the Bayer Heritage Federal Credit Union in New Martinsville but has yet to be sentenced at this time.

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