Crime

KC woman sentenced for $213,000 embezzlement from Bank of America

A Kansas City woman who embezzled more than $200,000 from Bank of America was sentenced Thursday to one year and nine months in federal prison.

Elisha Nicole Araiza, 36, was a longtime Bank of America employee who pleaded guilty in April to embezzling money from the bank over a four-year period until the crime was discovered last year.

In addition to the prison sentence, Araiza was ordered to pay $213,090 in restitution to Bank of America.

On April 5, 2016, Araiza pleaded guilty to embezzlement by a bank employee.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published September 15, 2016 at 12:02 PM with the headline "KC woman sentenced for $213,000 embezzlement from Bank of America."

Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER