Casino Freebies Led Oz Woman to Defraud Bank
14 February 2006
Kate Jamieson, a 39-year-old bank supervisor from Melbourne has been charged with fraud. Allegedly, Jamieson stole over AUS$5 million from her employers at Bendigo Bank. Jamieson believes that Crown Casino's loyalty program led her to engage in this act of theft.
After becoming part of the VIP room at Crown Casino, Jamieson began to gamble more and more, claiming she was tempted by all the freebies the casino had to offer. The bank supervisor was overcome by the free meals, accommodations, and trips to various sporting events in limousines. The more Jamieson gambled, the more gifts she would receive, and the more gifts she would receive, the more she would gamble.
Police officials have reported that Jamieson stole money from the bank in order to satisfy her casino addiction, and did so by creating fake accounts with fake identities. It is believed that she would use her colleagues' passwords to tap into the system while they were away from their computers. It was later discovered that Jamieson made over 4000 transactions and moved over $22 million between a number of accounts.
Jamieson admitted that she visited the casino two or three times a week, spending $20,000 on $1 poker machines every visit. She will appear in court in April.
Source: Authorized Online Casinos News Staff
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