Wells Fargo Employee Found Dead At Her Desk Days After She Last Clocked Into Work, Authorities Say

On a Friday morning, a Wells Fargo employee in a corporate office in Arizona clocked in for her final shift. Her body was discovered four days later at her cubicle desk, where she had died sometime over the weekend, according to the Tempe Police Department.

Denise Prudhomme, 60, works at a Wells Fargo branch in Tempe and scanned into the facility at 7 a.m. on August 16. According to the police department, there were no subsequent scans of her entering or exiting the building.

According to police, on August 20, security on-site discovered an employee who may have died in a cubicle on the third floor. Tempe police said Prudhomme was pronounced deceased at 4:55 p.m.

Wells Fargo Employee Found Dead At Her Desk Days After She Last Clocked Into Work, Authorities Say

Wells Fargo official Ruben Pulido told CNN: “We are very grieved by the loss of our colleague, Denise Prudhomme. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones, and we are in contact to ensure their wellbeing during this trying time.

Following Prudhomme’s death, Wells Fargo is assessing its internal protocols for employee safety and well-being; Pulido added that counselors have been made available to those affected.

Wells Fargo employees expressed their concerns anonymously to CNN affiliate KPNX, with some claiming that while most of the office’s employees work remotely, Prudhomme should have been detected sooner because the facility has 24-hour security.

According to KPNX, some employees complained of a terrible smell but assumed it was due to defective plumbing in the building.

Wells Fargo said that Prudhomme was discovered seated in an underpopulated area of the premises.

In response to several employees’ concerns that they were not alerted of Prudhomme’s death sooner, Wells Fargo emphasised that Prudhomme’s family needed to be contacted first.

Prudhomme’s cause of death was still unknown Friday, according to Maricopa County’s Office of the Medical Examiner.

“The preliminary investigation did not show any obvious signs of foul play,” a Tempe Police Department official stated about the ongoing probe.

SOURCE | CNN