Friday, 17 January 2025

Wells Fargo Employee Dies At Office, Body Discovered Days Later


A Wells Fargo employee died at an office in Arizona and wasn’t discovered until four days later.

“According to Tempe police, 60-year-old Denise Prudhomme, who worked at the Wells Fargo corporate office near Priest Drive and Washington Street, scanned into work on Aug. 16 at 7 a.m. However, four days later, on Aug. 20, Tempe authorities then responded to the location for reports about a ‘subject down,'” AZFamily reports.

Her cause of death has not yet been determined.

Authorities did not find signs of foul play.

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A Wells Fargo spokesperson provided the following statement to AZFamily:

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague at our Tempe office. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family and loved ones during this difficult time. Counselors, through our Employee Assistance Consulting service, are available to support our employees. We are fully cooperating with the Tempe Police Department in their investigation and will direct all further questions to them.”

Per USA TODAY:

Prudhomme’s cause and manner of death were pending as of Thursday morning, according to the Office of Medical Examiner.

According to police, an initial investigation found no obvious signs of foul play. An investigation is ongoing and authorities are interviewing employees at the Wells Fargo location to get more information.

Wells Fargo workers reported smelling a foul odor but thought it was an issue with the plumbing, local television station KPNX reported citing an unnamed employee.

At least one employee told the outlet they wondered why Wells Fargo didn’t formally address workers about the woman’s death initially.

Most Wells Fargo employees in the office work remotely but the building has 24/7 security, per KPNX.

Wells Fargo said in a statement to USA TODAY that the company had to communicate with Prudhomme’s family before speaking to employees. The company added that she sat in a “very underpopulated area” of the building.


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