on February 9, 2011 4:34 PM

http://gothamist.com/2011/02/09/queens_banker_accused_of_laundering.php#

A Queens banker has been charged with perpetrating a simple but effective money laundering scheme, right under the noses of her bosses. Natanzia St. Rose was arrested last week for "possible money laundering and structuring of narcotics proceeds through financial institutions." And she was undone by some dank bud!

According to the criminal complaint, St. Rose, an assistant manager at the East Hills, L.I., branch of JPMorgan Chase, allegedly told her supervisor that a nearby Bank of America branch had contacted her about needing hundred-dollar bills, and asked if Chase would exchange them for $20 bills, which her supervisor approved. Such courtesy exchanges don't require any currency transaction reports. St. Rose was able to exchange at least $20,000, and tried to move another $30,000. She was only caught because another supervisor noticed that her money reeked of marijuana. The whole story is nice, but it lacks a certain sophistication, a certain charm, a certain..."tits on a stick."