Former Alabama bank vice president to plead guilty to embezzling over $2 million

Kellie Johnson, the former vice president of First Community Bank in Cullman, intends to plead guilty to federal embezzlement charges in May, according to court documents.

Between July 2013 and June 2023, Johnson embezzled $2,376,325.07 of the moneys, funds, assets, and securities of First Community Bank of Cullman, the filing alleges.

“The defendant conducted unauthorized Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions to pay personal expenses that cleared through First Community Bank of Cullman’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, Georgia,” it reads.

Johnson is scheduled to go before a federal judge May 14th and intends to change her plea to guilty, according to court documents.