More than a dozen Wells Fargo employees were fired last month following an investigation about the bankers “fake working,” Bloomberg reported.
The financial services company found that the employees, who all worked in the wealth and investment management unit, were creating the impression of active work by way of keyboard activity simulation, according to the reporting by Bloomberg.
They were all “discharged” on May 8 by Wells Fargo following an internal investigation of the claims, Bloomberg reported.
Whether the keyboard simulation was an external device or software was not immediately clear, nor was the location of the employees who were accused of faking work.
Laurie W. Kight, a company spokesperson, told USA TODAY Monday that “Wells Fargo holds employees to the highest standards and does not tolerate unethical behavior.” And declined to provide additional comment on the matter.
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