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SUPERVISOR
SENTENCED IN BANK EMBEZZLEMENT
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Alice H. Martin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama; Charlene B. Thornton, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI); and C. Andre Martin, Special Agent In Charge, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announce that TONY JASON JOHNSON, age 30, of Birmingham, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Edwin L. Nelson on charges of bank embezzlement and tax fraud.
According to Martin, JOHNSON was sentenced to twelve (12) months in prison and was given five (5) years supervised release. JOHNSON was convicted of these charges on June 27, 2002. Martin stated, "In his capacity as a supervisor in the Clearing Department at SouthTrust Bank, JOHNSON used a position of trust to embezzle over $117,000 of bank funds." JOHNSON also failed to include the embezzled income on his tax returns, a tax fraud felony.
This case was investigated by Special Agents of the FBI and IRS.
Assistant United States Attorney Ronald R. Brunson prosecuted the case.