🤑 Citibank’s $3.5M Oopsie: Auntie’s Niece Goes on a Wild Spending Spree! 🛍️

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Well, butter my biscuit and call me surprised! 🧈 A New York court just handed Citibank a $3.5 million bill after they let an elderly customer’s account get drained faster than a reality star’s dignity. 😱 Apparently, $773,000 vanished in a series of unauthorized transactions, and the court was like, “Triple it, and throw in some interest and damages for good measure!” 💸

According to the New York Post (aka the gossip column of the financial world), Citibank failed to “investigate or return the funds” like they were supposed to under the Electronic Funds Transfer Act. 🕵️‍♀️ You know, the law that’s supposed to protect us from rogue nieces and sketchy wire transfers. 🤦‍♀️

Here’s the kicker: Citibank’s own security procedures were about as effective as a screen door on a submarine. 🚪 If they’d bothered to follow them, the account would’ve been flagged, and the wire transfers? Stopped. Dead. 💀 But nope, they let Graham’s niece go on a $638,000 shopping spree, complete with vacations, real estate, and cash gifts to relatives. 🏖️🏠🎁

Oh, and let’s not forget the 211 unauthorized ATM withdrawals totaling $135,000. Because who needs a bank when you’ve got a niece with a magic card? ✨ Graham, who’s legally blind and bed-bound after a stroke, probably didn’t even see it coming. 😢

Citibank’s punishment? $242,828 in interest, $150,000 in damages, and a $10,000 slap on the wrist for allegedly hiding evidence. 🤥 And their response? “We’re appealing this!” 🗣️ Sure, Jan. 🙄

Moral of the story: If you’re gonna steal, make sure it’s not from someone’s Citibank account. They’re clearly not great at stopping you. 🤷‍♀️

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2026-01-10 18:42