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Wells Fargo Fires over a Dozen for 'Simulation of Keyboard Activity'

(Bloomberg) -- Wells Fargo & Co. fired more than a dozen employees last month after investigating claims that they were faking work. Most Read from BloombergApple to ‘Pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not CashHunter Biden Was Convicted. His Dad’s Reaction Was Remarkable.Chinese Trader’s $20 Million Pile of Russian Copper Goes MissingGavin Newsom Wants to Curb a Labor Law That Cost Businesses $10 BillionUS Inflation Broadly Cools in Encouraging Sign for Fed OfficialsThe staffers, all

The finance industry was among the most aggressive in ordering workers back to the office as the pandemic waned, though Wells Fargo waited longer than rivals JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The nation’s fourth-largest lender has sought to grow in wealth management under Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf and his deputy, Barry Sommers, who joined the firm in 2020. The recent firings have echoes of another episode at Wells Fargo from 2018, when the firm investigated employees in its investment bank for alleged violations of its expense policy after they tried to get the company to pay for ineligible evening meals.

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