A former teller at a Gwinnett County-based credit union is facing charges after she’s accused of stealing money from customers’ accounts.

Peach State Federal Credit Union became aware of the thefts after a woman who had made a transaction days before at the Suwanee branch noticed unusual payments to a VISA card.

“When I heard the dollar amounts and where these payments were going to, I knew they weren’t mine,” says the woman who didn’t want to be identified.

She then contacted the credit union which quickly got to the bottom of the situation.

Taylor Moore, 20, was arrested and charged with five counts of identity fraud involving three victims.

“We were shocked,” says CEO Marshall Boutwell.  “This is, to my knowledge, the first such incident here the credit union in the over 20 years I’ve been here.”

He tells WSB’s Sandra Parrish all victims have been made whole and the institution is insured.

Boutwell says the best defense against identity fraud and theft is to keep an eye on your account and report any irregularities.

“And we want our members to know that we have systems and personnel who are constantly monitoring activity so these things are kept to a minimum,” he says.