Bank teller stole $28,000 from customers to feed her gambling addiction

[nara1892]

From this incident I think we can conclude that this is one of the various bad actions carried out by addicted gamblers. Simply put, gambling addiction can change a person's behavior and personality for the worse, which will not only harm themselves but It also harms other people, including bank customers.

However, it is clear that this woman must be fired or lose her job and must also be responsible for compensating for all losses experienced by the customer in any way. Apart from that, I am sure that this incident could make the bank's reputation worse in This means that of course it makes people lose trust in the bank. The point is that this is one of the bad impacts that gambling can cause when you or anyone else cannot treat it well and rationally

[Assface16678]

If this person or gambler could do this kind of thing just to feed his addiction, then I think this person really needs some help because she is ready to commit a crime just because she can't control herself from doing gambling and not just committing a crime. The crime is so big that it could put her in jail for a long time. Well, it's her fault if she is fined or locked in jail; she deserves it. She should know her action before doing anything like that. This story is common, and many gamblers are also committing such crimes. To steal money from someone, I manage to know the feeling of not being able to control myself because I also experience being addicted to gambling, but thankfully I manage to change before it's too late. So gamblers out there, you already know that you are being too addicted to gambling then dont make anymore crime that could mess your life more.

[Baofeng]

If this person or gambler could do this kind of thing just to feed his addiction, then I think this person really needs some help because she is ready to commit a crime just because she can't control herself from doing gambling and not just committing a crime. The crime is so big that it could put her in jail for a long time. Well, it's her fault if she is fined or locked in jail; she deserves it. She should know her action before doing anything like that. This story is common, and many gamblers are also committing such crimes. To steal money from someone, I manage to know the feeling of not being able to control myself because I also experience being addicted to gambling, but thankfully I manage to change before it's too late. So gamblers out there, you already know that you are being too addicted to gambling then dont make anymore crime that could mess your life more.

Most of the time though, help is late, like in this case, he has committed crimes and just image if the banks didn't investigate or the victim didn't report, she might continue to do it until she was caught.

However, as far as her going into jail and spending time, not really sure about it, probably 2-5 years and then under probation and then they will seek for her to rehab and obviously she had learn from her mistakes and could really change for the better as she could bring shame to her family with her crimes. And as much as we advise gamblers not to commit crimes, it's very hard for them specially like in this case, she is addicted already.

[Fiatless]

Of course, she is a sick person, but the whole question is, will the judge in the subsequent trial consider that she is guilty or that her illness is a factor that can mitigate the punishment? You know, people who suffer from various types of addictions cannot always understand the meaning of their actions and manage them. These people are driven by one emotion, which is so violent and all-consuming that the person cedes control of his actions to this emotion. People often live in a fictitious, illusory world in which there are only positive emotions and this is the world of slot machines, roulette and sports betting. It can be difficult for them to escape from this world.

The judge would have to consider that she has a disorder that affected her behavior but this shouldn't be a criteria to free her without any punishment. She needs to be punished so that it would serve as a deterrent for others. The judge shouldn't be blinded by her sickness because she consciously planned this scheme and targeted the sick and elderly. The judge should also consider protecting the interest of her victims by punishing this woman. The paper said she pleaded guilty which means she acknowledged her fault. Since she is a first-time offender, she would get a lenient conviction.

[Gozie51]

How far do people go to feed a gambling addiction?

In this story we have a young bank teller, 28 years old lady, who stole 28,000$ from four different elders who were suffering from health and cognitive problems. Her goal was to fuel a gambling addiction, as presented by the defense at the court.

I think such excuse shouldn't be admitted in court. Fueling a gambling addiction is not tenable. The court can grant an excuse if it is a necessity like used for health issues and to safe life but gambling is not a necessity and its addiction is not what court would hear. It will be regarded as fraud, stealing and a fraudulent act on her. If you have health issues or need to feed a child then you make use of someone's money you may plead for such. To gamble is a choice and you have to bear whatever consequences accruing from the action of your choice. So I think she has committed a fraudulent act by using another person's money to gamble because of her addiction.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

There always seems to be an excuse with these types of people. Funding a gambling addiction is not a defence to steal money from anybody and it’s even worse when it’s somebody at a bank where your money is supposed to be safe.

She took advantage of vulnerable older people, I hope she went to prison.

[gunhell16]

In the last two months of her employment, the 28-year-old stole money from four customers, with the thefts only being discovered when one of them queried receiving a letter about money being withdrawn from a dormant account.

TSB Bank teller stole $28,000 from customers to feed her gambling addiction

How far do people go to feed a gambling addiction?

In this story we have a young bank teller, 28 years old lady, who stole 28,000$ from four different elders who were suffering from health and cognitive problems. Her goal was to fuel a gambling addiction, as presented by the defense at the court.

Families must be attentive to their elders when going to the bank and dealing with money in general. Scammers and thieves are everywhere and always ready to take advantage of the vulnerability of such individuals at an advanced age.

It's really different when a gambler is addicted to whatever he can think of to do to fulfill what he wants to happen to the gambling addiction he has. The saddest and most embarrassing thing is that she is still a woman. This is what others say: if you do not control your gambling habit correctly, it can really lead to this situation, which is not good.

So, as gamblers, we must be careful gamblers who enter a casino to play. There is nothing wrong with playing if we just want to have fun, and even if the intention is to make money in the casino, we must be careful and not be greedy. I know it's not easy, but we must overcome it.

[Ultegra134]

I think such excuse shouldn't be admitted in court. Fueling a gambling addiction is not tenable. The court can grant an excuse if it is a necessity like used for health issues and to safe life but gambling is not a necessity and its addiction is not what court would hear. It will be regarded as fraud, stealing and a fraudulent act on her. If you have health issues or need to feed a child then you make use of someone's money you may plead for such. To gamble is a choice and you have to bear whatever consequences accruing from the action of your choice. So I think she has committed a fraudulent act by using another person's money to gamble because of her addiction.

Unfortunately, it's not as simple as you make it sound. Addiction is a form of mental disease, which is why it was admitted in court. It was done in an attempt to sympathize with her and portray that she's sick, which is the reason why she resorted to stealing people's money. This, however, can also be an excuse to avoid a harsher sentence since she's now shown as an addict who's suffering and not some thief who was simply aiming to acquire more money. 

Gambling addiction, or any kind of addiction, is a real health issue. Just because it's not a physical matter doesn't make it any less important.

[crwth]

It is really saddening that a lot of people will really go through the length of stealing money from people who they have no connection to and then take advantage of what they have like the bank teller because they have control over the money and a lot of possible connections.

Gambling addiction, or any kind of addiction, is a real health issue. Just because it's not a physical matter doesn't make it any less important.

I do believe that it is an excuse and someone should be accountable for it and the thief is definitely the one who is responsible and needs to be punished for what she did.

[Ultegra134]

I do believe that it is an excuse and someone should be accountable for it and the thief is definitely the one who is responsible and needs to be punished for what she did.

It depends on the case; in this incident, it sounds like an excuse to me, and she should be held accountable for the theft of the $28,000, addict or not. She's definitely going to get sentenced, but she's also going to have to attend group therapy for gambling addicts in order to be eligible for a lighter sentence.

Despite this specific incident, gambling addiction isn't an excuse; it's a real problem that can eat you from within. Certainly, you're subject to it by yourself; it's no one else's fault, but that doesn't make it any less of a problem.

The issue is that I highly doubt this was the case; she carefully picked out her victims and was fully comprehensive on what she's doing. If she was having gambling urges, wouldn't her moves be a lot more erratic and less carefully planned?

[Gozie51]

This, however, can also be an excuse to avoid a harsher sentence since she's now shown as an addict who's suffering and not some thief who was simply aiming to acquire more money.

Gambling addiction, or any kind of addiction, is a real health issue. Just because it's not a physical matter doesn't make it any less important.

Sure of course it is an excuse in court to get lesser punishment likewise other pleas that come for other cases are to plead for lesser punishment like mistake, provocation etc. But the point is gambling addiction isn't going to be seen like an extraneous activity but a personal action and so it may be looked differently and could carry punishment that is higher than pleading on necessity. In many cases, those who plead on health ground are quarantined or put in a rehab home for close monitoring to confirm the state of consciousness before trier .

and were either elderly or had health issues.

You see, if none of these were found, it might be a very positive matter for the prosecutor to claim for intentional act of stealing. Afterall it is multiple customer and involving huge amount.

Her actions were captured on the bank’s CCTV in which she was seen counting $50 notes from her teller drawer and placing them into a canvas banking bag, with no customer at her counter.

[el kaka22]

There are "bad" people all around the world and we shouldn't be worried about it. I get that people whose money got stolen could be considering this bad, but the bank will make them whole so it is not really that much of a big deal. I think the best thing we can do right now would be just focusing on how to get better security for these places. Don't worry about "bad" people who do not hurt you, and I mean literally hurt you physically, and don't worry about any financial crimes if you get your money back.

There are SO MANY bad things happening in the world that being mad over someone who did not even stole your money, just stole small amount from others, is useless and waste of your energy. There are no bad things that weren't fix here.

[Huppercase]

How far do people go to feed a gambling addiction?

In this story we have a young bank teller, 28 years old lady, who stole 28,000$ from four different elders who were suffering from health and cognitive problems. Her goal was to fuel a gambling addiction, as presented by the defense at the court.

Families must be attentive to their elders when going to the bank and dealing with money in general. Scammers and thieves are everywhere and always ready to take advantage of the vulnerability of such individuals at an advanced age.

If she can pulled this scam, only God knows how much many bank workers have stolen from the accounts of many workers and yet they were not reported or not found till date. No wonder, some banks prohibited their workers from either engaging in gambling or doing cryptocurrency. This is similar to one that I witness, this guy was using his parent gratuity money to gamble and loss everything and when the parent asked him about the money, he kept lying until the day he was caught and when the parent later knew about it, the dad died of heart attack.

These are just gambling addiction signs and I seconded the motion that once a business involves money, the HR must put gambling guidelines on everyone or should give gambling test to all their workers to avoid this problems. If they refuse, they will only hurt the customers and put their reputation on bad lane and hurt the business as well.

[Stable090]

How far do people go to feed a gambling addiction?

How do some people feel when they are gambling with illegal money, or with an amount that they are not supposed to gamble with? How do some people feel when they are about to do some crazy things just because they want to gamble? How will someone steal that amount of money just because they want to gamble? The funniest part of the story is that she is a lady. Things like this are just what make people in society think gambling is a bad activity. Seriously, the lady is supposed to be properly punished, and she has to refund the amount of money that she stole.

[Oilacris]

How far do people go to feed a gambling addiction?

How do some people feel when they are gambling with illegal money, or with an amount that they are not supposed to gamble with? How do some people feel when they are about to do some crazy things just because they want to gamble? How will someone steal that amount of money just because they want to gamble? The funniest part of the story is that she is a lady. Things like this are just what make people in society think gambling is a bad activity. Seriously, the lady is supposed to be properly punished, and she has to refund the amount of money that she stole.

On the moment that you would really be on such addiction state, then this would really be something in your mind.

1. You would really be only minding about on playing no matter what.
2. You dont care on where those funds come from as long it would be that available then you would definitely be playing.
3. You wont mind about on the possible consequences that you might be able to experience

This is why the most important thing that you should consider on the moment that you do gamble is dont let yourself that getting addicted.
Why? Once this one would be able to shackle you then it would really be that so damn hard for you to get out and this is something that you
should really be that careful if you dont really like yourself on having that kind potential problems in the future or putting up on such tough situation.

[Zoomic]

How far do people go to feed a gambling addiction?

How do some people feel when they are gambling with illegal money, or with an amount that they are not supposed to gamble with? How do some people feel when they are about to do some crazy things just because they want to gamble? How will someone steal that amount of money just because they want to gamble? The funniest part of the story is that she is a lady. Things like this are just what make people in society think gambling is a bad activity. Seriously, the lady is supposed to be properly punished, and she has to refund the amount of money that she stole.

People have done even worst things than this just to gamble, the question we should be asking is; are they mentally okay?No normal person will go to such extent just to gamble, those who go through all that are mentally ill and need urgent help else they will do even worst things. Addiction is a mental disorder that controls its victims to do unthinkable things. The young lady will not involve herself in such act if she was actually okay and that is why, her loved ones need to be there for her before she loses it all. I just hope those who are not yet addicted would read or hear about these stories and be cautious of their gambling habits.  Gambling has ruined lots of people who were careless.

[SOKO-DEKE]

How far do people go to feed a gambling addiction?

How do some people feel when they are gambling with illegal money, or with an amount that they are not supposed to gamble with? How do some people feel when they are about to do some crazy things just because they want to gamble? How will someone steal that amount of money just because they want to gamble? The funniest part of the story is that she is a lady. Things like this are just what make people in society think gambling is a bad activity. Seriously, the lady is supposed to be properly punished, and she has to refund the amount of money that she stole.

When someone is addicted to gambling, they hardly care about what they are doing, whether it is bad or not. All they are after is just to be having money to be gambling always. The crazy thing about gambling addiction is that if some of them are hungry or not even feeling well, they will prefer to gamble rather than feed or take care of themselves. I have met some of them before. So if someone is addicted to gambling, they can go to any length to find money to gamble. Gambling addiction has turned many people into thieves or made some people commit crimes just because they want to gamble.If someone is addicted to gambling, they hardly think wisely because they only have hope for making money through gambling.

[Kemarit]

How far do people go to feed a gambling addiction?

How do some people feel when they are gambling with illegal money, or with an amount that they are not supposed to gamble with? How do some people feel when they are about to do some crazy things just because they want to gamble? How will someone steal that amount of money just because they want to gamble? The funniest part of the story is that she is a lady. Things like this are just what make people in society think gambling is a bad activity. Seriously, the lady is supposed to be properly punished, and she has to refund the amount of money that she stole.

When someone is addicted to gambling, they hardly care about what they are doing, whether it is bad or not. All they are after is just to be having money to be gambling always. The crazy thing about gambling addiction is that if some of them are hungry or not even feeling well, they will prefer to gamble rather than feed or take care of themselves. I have met some of them before. So if someone is addicted to gambling, they can go to any length to find money to gamble. Gambling addiction has turned many people into thieves or made some people commit crimes just because they want to gamble.If someone is addicted to gambling, they hardly think wisely because they only have hope for making money through gambling.

Gambling addicts no knows boundaries, sex, race, religion, jobs. They will do everything to continue their activities regardless if they are going to steal money from elderly and take their position of authority, as long as they can secure money they will do it. So just imagine this teller that after she steals, she might probably be smiling like a devil inside for having that money in her hand and got to land based casino with thoughts that she has unlimited funds.

And base on the investigation, it grows bigger and bigger everything. So her decision is clouded and can't think wisely because all she care is gambling. And we don't know if she won or not, and this case is just example how gambling will corrupt everyone and for sure this lady is remorseful of what she had done to her victims.

[lovesmayfamilis]

It is quite strange that such crimes are considered justifications for gambling addiction. This woman is a criminal, with an understanding of her impunity and indifference to the victims. Even murderers sometimes do not raise their hands against children and the elderly because they understand the latter's defenselessness. But as long as the laws of those countries where justifications of addiction justify such scumbags and give them light punishments, scammers will exist with even more sophisticated deception schemes.

[fruktik]

Wow, that's nice to hear that you're able to overcome your addiction. It becomes a rare thing that someone is able to be successfully defeated their own gambling addiction.

While you're one of the few, with those several stories that I've read. It's hard to extract all of them into few on which who are those that managed to overcome just as you.

Imagine that those elderly worked hard all of their lives to save for their retirement fund and there's this abusive and addicted teller robbing their money.

You have no idea how hard it was for me the first few weeks when I completely gave up gambling. Indeed, the pull is very strong. All the time I was just thinking about starting to play again. This thought was constantly in my head. She did not leave either day or night. This is an addiction that you need to get rid of so as not to lose all your money.

Yes, I still play sometimes, but very carefully. I set a limit for this process and do not go beyond it. Many people need to do this, but alas, it doesn’t work that way.