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Department of Justice United States Attorney Julia C. Dudley Western District of Virginia |
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BANK TELLER SENTENCED FOR EMBEZZLING MONEY
Amy Hurd Will Serve 12 Months And One Day
ABINGDON, VIRGINIA -- The former chief bank teller at a local Wachovia bank branch office, here, will serve more than one-year in prison for embezzling over $35,000 from her former employer.
Amy Michelle Hurd, 30, of Abingdon, was sentenced today to serve 12 months and one day of incarceration and three years of supervised release thereafter for her scheme to steal from Wachovia. In addition, she was also ordered to pay a $200 special assessment and $35,454.14 in restitution to Wachovia Bank. The defendant was found guilty of one count of bank fraud and one count of embezzlement earlier this year.
“This defendant took the trust put in her by her employer and the bank’s customers and misused it for personal gain,” United States Attorney Julia C. Dudley said today. “We feel the sentenced handed down in this case is appropriate and just.”
At trial, it was proven that while working at the bank Hurd transferred money from unused cash boxes within the branch to her own work cash box. She the took the transferred money out of her cash box and used it for personal expenses.
The investigation of the case was conducted by the United States Secret Service and the Abingdon Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer R. Bockhorst prosecuted the case for the United States.