A Minneapolis bank teller is accused of stealing nearly $41,000 by falsifying records and swapping real cash for counterfeit bills before disappearing from the job, and possibly heading to the Bahamas.
Kendrell Lashawna Maliya Stuart, 25, faces a felony theft-by-swindle charge tied to the U.S. Bank branch at 4930 34th Avenue South in Minneapolis, reports FOX 9. The charge carries up to 20 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
A U.S. Bank investigator told the court Stuart allegedly falsified teller records and stole about $40,999 in cash from the branch where she worked.
The shortages surfaced in stages. On May 30th of 2026, the branch cash vault was short $32,000. On June 1st, another $1,000 went missing from the vault. On June 5th, Stuart reported her own assigned cash box was short $1,999.94. She then stopped reporting for work and asked for a leave of absence.
On June 9th, a cash audit found $6,000 in counterfeit bills, described as motion picture money, stored with mutilated currency in the vault, leaving the vault another $6,000 short, the complaint states. Bank records and video surveillance allegedly showed Stuart entering cash transfers from her cash box to the vault without placing the physical cash inside.
As of July 29th of 2026, she had not returned to work and U.S. Bank terminated her for theft, according to the complaint. Minneapolis police’s Financial Crimes Unit received a report of the theft on August 19th.
Hennepin County District Court Judge Jamie L. Anderson issued a warrant for Stuart’s arrest, with bail set at $100,000. She is not in custody. The complaint states social media indicates she could be in the Bahamas, her native home.
U.S. Bank is a major American bank with branches nationwide.
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