'Unethical behavior' | Wells Fargo fires multiple employees caught 'simulating' keyboard activity to fake work

Wells Fargo has fired more than a dozen employees for allegedly ‘faking’ their computer activity to make it seem they were working when, in fact, they were not.

It’s reported that the employees, who were part of the firm’s wealth and investment management unit, were found to be using devices and/or software to simulate keyboard activity, creating the impression that they were working when they were not. 

The financial institution said the staff had been dismissed or had resigned "after review of allegations involving simulation of keyboard activity creating impression of active work".

"Wells Fargo holds employees to the highest standards and does not tolerate unethical behavior” a spokesperson for the bank said.