Topeka ? A Topeka banker faces 12 embezzlement counts after a federal grand jury issued an indictment.

Forty-six-year-old Rita Weishaar is accused of embezzling nearly $70,000. Prosecutors allege she took the money from customer accounts.

Weishaar was working as a personal banker at a Bank of America branch in Topeka. According to the indictment, she is accused of taking amounts ranging from about $300 to $20,000. The 12 thefts occurred in December 2005 and January 2006.

If convicted, Weishaar could receive up to 30 years in federal prison. She could be fined up to $250,000 on each count.