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(CNN) - A Pennsylvania couple faces charges for the crime of robbery after their bank accidentally entered $ 120,000 into their account, and the couple spent most of it instead of contacting the bank, police said.
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Robert and Tiffany Williams, of Montoursville, also face bank overdraft charges of approximately $ 107,000, according to the criminal lawsuit filed in the Lycoming County magistrate district court.
In an interview with the police, Tiffany Williams said the money was spent on an SUV truck, a mobile home, two ATVs and a car trailer, among other things, according to an affidavit.
The bank error occurred on May 31 when a customer in Georgia made a deposit of $ 120,000 and the BB&T Bank cashier entered an incorrect account number. When the client contacted the bank to inquire about the missing deposit, investigators discovered that the funds had been entered into Williams' joint account, according to the affidavit.
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"While we cannot comment on the details of this problem due to customer privacy policies, we always work as quickly as possible to address any problem that affects our customers," Brian Davis, a BB&T spokesperson, told CNN in a statement. .
"We are also continuously working to improve our customer service and operating procedures to provide the best possible customer experience."
The bank tried to call the couple several times
When the bank contacted Tiffany Williams on June 21, he said "he no longer had the funds because he had already paid the bills," the affidavit said.
Some of the money was also used to pay bills and auto repairs, and the couple gave $ 15,000 to "friends who needed money," Tiffany Williams told investigators, according to the affidavit.
Tiffany Williams told the bank that he would try to reach a settlement agreement for the money owed, but the bank was unable to contact the couple after that June 21 telephone conversation, the affidavit said.
The bank credited the correct account with $ 120,000 and debited the same amount as the incorrect one, according to the affidavit.
Both Tiffany and Robert Williams told investigators they knew the money did not belong to them, according to the affidavit.
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CNN contacted a telephone number listed in the public records as a contact number for Robert Williams, a man who did not identify himself said that "he had no comments about it at this time" and still does not know the name of the public defender of the case.
However, while leaving the court on Monday, Robert Williams told WNEP, a CNN affiliate: "All I'm going to say is that we took some legal advice from some people and it probably wasn't the best in the end." No cameras were allowed in court today.
Nate Weaver, a neighbor of the couple, told WNEP, a CNN affiliate, that the accusations are "somewhat shocking."
"I mean, with all the procedures that banks have established, and you know, verification and double verification, triple verification, there is no way for someone to get away with it," Weaver told WNEP.
WNEP reports that the couple has been released on bail of $ 25,000.
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