A screen shot of the "esther.a79" TikTok page that appears to belong to Esther Andrade Olson, guilty of embezzling more than $60,000 to promote herself on the app.

Esther Andrade Olson of Kings County pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling over $60,000 from multiple members’ accounts at a Tulare-based credit union where she was previously employed.

Court documents show that while serving as an assistant branch manager, Olson made several unauthorized withdrawals from four members’ accounts from July through August 2022, including seven totaling $35,000 from one member.

Olson made the unauthorized cash withdrawals by bringing up the victims’ accounts while assisting other credit union members who were at the teller window to make it appear as though she had legitimate reasons to access the credit union’s cash stores.

When confronted by credit union officials, Olson claimed that one of the victims was “doing some remodeling”, but abruptly resigned after telling a coworker “I know how this goes. I’m done.”

Olson began working at the credit union in 2005 and was promoted to assistant branch manager in 2019, according to court documents. A LinkedIn profile shows that Olson worked at EECU during that time.

Court documents show that Olson used some of the embezzled funds to promote herself on TikTok. She gifted most of the money she stole to an out of state individual with hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok.

Olson faces a maximum statutory penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. She is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ana de Alba on March 4, 2024.