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. 
Topic: Bank teller stole $28,000 from customers to feed her gambling addiction - page 7. (Read 1244 times)
June 28, 2024, 03:37:41 PM
June 28, 2024, 03:10:29 PM
How far do people go to feed a gambling addiction?
In this story we have a young bank teller, 28 years old lady, who stole 28,000$ 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.
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.
June 28, 2024, 02:42:41 PM
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.
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.
June 28, 2024, 01:54:03 PM
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 .
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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.
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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.
June 28, 2024, 01:53:36 PM
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?
June 28, 2024, 12:31:21 PM
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. June 28, 2024, 12:23:40 PM
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.
June 28, 2024, 06:24:52 AM
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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 $28,000 from customers to feed her gambling addictionHow far do people go to feed a gambling addiction?
In this story we have a young bank teller, 28 years old lady, who stole 28,000$ 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.
June 28, 2024, 05:28:12 AM
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.
She took advantage of vulnerable older people, I hope she went to prison.
June 28, 2024, 05:22:25 AM
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.
June 28, 2024, 05:10:56 AM
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. 
June 28, 2024, 05:10:11 AM
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.
June 28, 2024, 04:58:23 AM
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.
June 28, 2024, 04:57:11 AM
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
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
June 28, 2024, 04:47:52 AM
To the extent that we will never expect that they'd do something like that. I've read tons of the same story about employees robbed their companies fund for their gambling addiction.
This one has no heart as well, robbed the elderly that has health problems. There's no conscience with what this teller did.
Only time will tell on where that person will be picked up. The punishment is there but the damage has been done already.
What kind of conscience are you writing about here when it comes to severe gambling addiction? There are very few people who can cope with this. I was one of these years ago, but I managed to overcome this craving. Now I play sometimes, but I know the limits of my actions and money. I don’t go beyond what is permitted, as I perfectly understand the consequences.This one has no heart as well, robbed the elderly that has health problems. There's no conscience with what this teller did.
Only time will tell on where that person will be picked up. The punishment is there but the damage has been done already.
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.
Yes, it is incredibly bad that funds were stolen from elderly people. This is unacceptable by definition. I hope that the state will compensate for this damage or the money will be returned in other ways.
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. 
June 28, 2024, 04:42:47 AM
It's outstounding at what lengths some people will go to in order to feed their gambling addiction, while it's concerning and scary what capabilities a simple bank teller has through their position. I'm hoping it was worth losing your job over, because now she's going to have her criminal record stained, ruining her chances of ever landing a decent job again, especially if it involves money. The article doesn't make it clear if she was sentenced to jail and what her punishment was; from my understanding, she's to be sentenced in September.
When we talk on addiction some people takes it for granted and while to others it sounds boring because it's repeatedly talked about in the gambling board but the underlying fact remains that gambling addiction can never be overemphasized or can it's discuss as a caveat to gamblers be exhausted. Because when you fall in the fangs of addiction consequences to actions becomes a no-concern till your gambling addiction urge is fed.Under normal circumstances the banker in this story would have weighed the consequences of her action and what she stands to risk - her career, her reputation and shame to family. And all of these could have made her restrain from stealing from any bank customer, not to mention elderly aged customers that live on funds which could actually be their retirement benefits.
I think it's high time employers take a deep investigations into the history of their prospective employees to ascertain their relationship with gambling or any form of negative addiction even to hard drugs. This could help prevent some of these tragic occurrence.
June 28, 2024, 04:34:12 AM
If no one had complained, then most likely her activities would have continued. She's smart but used her intelligence in a bad way. She probably forged the signature in order to document the withdrawals being made, but it’s a good thing it was discovered before it escalated into a bigger amount.
My question is, was it really due to gambling addiction? Because she can always make an alibi claiming that she was addicted and that’s why she decided to steal money. But actually, this isn't just due to gambling. Maybe we can generalize it as a money problem that led to this. Although these accounts are not online accounts, I think to increase control and to prevent this from happening, they should encourage the depositors to register their accounts and link them to their email or phone number to receive a notification once a withdrawal is made.
My question is, was it really due to gambling addiction? Because she can always make an alibi claiming that she was addicted and that’s why she decided to steal money. But actually, this isn't just due to gambling. Maybe we can generalize it as a money problem that led to this. Although these accounts are not online accounts, I think to increase control and to prevent this from happening, they should encourage the depositors to register their accounts and link them to their email or phone number to receive a notification once a withdrawal is made.
June 28, 2024, 02:05:51 AM
I am not buying the story of gambling addiction. The manner of the theft looks way too calculated and the fact that she was able to repay the entire amount stolen when caught doesn't suggest she was a gambling addict. This looks like a ploy the defense team is using to get a lesser sentence.
I reason with what you said, the gambling addiction might be a way to appeal to the conscience of the judge to give a lighter sentence. I doubt that gambling addicts can repay the complete money that they borrowed or stole because of their addictions, as their losing the money at hand that is what will be prompting them to need more money, either to steal or borrow more.The story of bankers that steals their customers money is not new to me, they will monitor deceased customers and dormant accounts whether anybody will come forward to claim the money. If nobody comes forward for claimant they'll just steal the money, the public only gets to hear about it if someone shows up after they've stolen the money.
June 28, 2024, 01:58:52 AM
I think the bank should give back what is stolen from those old people. I mean, if that stolen funds happened inside the bank then it should still be charged to them. It's their mistake and the employee/bank teller is a part of them.
If i am not mistaken the bank has it's own policies for the issues like this and usually bank will not give back what is stolen from those people because this is not purely the fault of the system from the bank itself and all of this is done intentionally on an individual basis which in this case the bank teller is the suspect so those who have already lost their money most likely will never gets their money back unless the teller bank theirself willing to return all the stolen moneyAbout this news i have been watching several times in my country that there are some of bank employee who manipulate costumer data to stole their money and the causes why the employee were dare to did that because mostly those people is addicted in gambling so they will always look for ways to satisfy their gambling habit although mostly some of them has been realize what they did was wrong and against the law but they still did that because they have no self control and now i think those people really regret what they did because they are already in jail
June 28, 2024, 01:31:26 AM
How far do people go to feed a gambling addiction?
Thanks crazy that something like that is still possible in 2024. I would expect that the bank has so much supervision and security in place that no worker could withdraw clients money. Gambling addiction is a terrible thing that can lead to people ruining their future, but it's not only people addicted to gambling that are committing more crimes. Just last week my friends mother got scammed out of 750 Euro by a phone caller that said a wrong amount of money was deposited in her account and if she could transfer the difference back. Since she made the transfer voluntarily it's going to be hard to get any money back. The number of scams seem to be rising over the last few month and we all should help to protect our family. Especially elderly people are vulnerable and fall easily for such schemes. As long as an employee of the bank is involved it shouldn't be an issue to get the money back immediately.
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