A former bank teller from Peabody has been charged with stealing customer identities so he and others could fraudulently steal about $330,000 from their accounts.

Federal prosecutors say that between November 2004 and February 2006, 25-year-old Jeffrey Gautreaux used his position as a teller at a Bank of America branch in Peabody to access customer information, which he then sold to others.

Authorities say the others would use that information to make withdrawals, sharing the proceeds with Gautreaux.

He was charged Thursday 17 counts of bank fraud, one count of access device fraud and two counts of identity theft.

If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison.

A telephone number for Gautreaux could not immediately be located. (AP)