TD Worker Fighting Money Laundering Accused of Stealing Data (1)

A former Toronto-Dominion Bank employee in its anti-money-laundering department was charged with stealing customer information and distributing it on a Telegram channel, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.

Daria Sewell, 32, worked at the bank from 2023 until May 2024 and had access to personal customer information, prosecutors said. A search of Sewell’s phone found images of 255 checks belonging to customers, along with other personal information of nearly 70 others, including their names, addresses and social security numbers, prosecutors said.

Investigators also determined that after taking the data, Sewell distributed it on Telegram to others who she instructed to ...