Diego Sarabia is no longer employed by Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen a criminal investigation into allegations stemming from a 2024 incident involving Cornell University fraternity members, TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ Sarabia is no longer working at the Wells Fargo branch in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he had reportedly been employed since 2022.
The sources say the employment decision was directly connected to the Tompkins County District Attorney’s announcement that prosecutors are reconsidering potential criminal charges in the case.
Wells Fargo has not commented, and Sarabia has not responded to requests for comment.
Sarabia is one of seven Cornell alumni and fraternity brothers named in a civil lawsuit filed by a woman identified as Jane Doe.
The woman alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024.
According to the lawsuit, Doe had been drinking at Moonies Bar & Nightclub before going to the fraternity house. She alleges she was visibly intoxicated and underage but was still served alcohol by employees at the establishment.
Moonies has denied that allegation, telling TMZ that employees marked the hands of underage guests and provided wristbands only to customers who were at least 21. The bar says its bartenders were instructed to serve alcohol only to customers wearing wristbands.
Doe’s lawsuit alleges that a Chi Phi member later sent a Snapchat message inviting other fraternity members to participate in an alleged sexual assault.
She claims several men entered a room, including Sarabia, whom she alleges grabbed her face and kissed her while she attempted to hide beneath the covers.
The lawsuit further alleges that the men gave her ketamine while sexually assaulting her.
Those allegations have not been proven in court, and Sarabia has not been criminally charged in connection with the claims.
The Tompkins County District Attorney’s Office initially declined to bring criminal charges when Doe reported the alleged incident. But on Monday, the district attorney announced that his office was reopening the investigation and intended to present the case to a grand jury.
The reopening of the investigation does not mean criminal charges have been filed or that the allegations have been established as fact.
For Sarabia, however, the case has already had an apparent professional consequence, with his employment at Wells Fargo coming to an end as prosecutors reconsider the case.
