Gambling Addict Jailed for Stealing $3.5 million
Australian mother of two Kate Jamieson was jailed today for a maximum of seven years by Judge Roland Williams in the Victorian County Court. Jamieson pleaded guilty to 13 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception and 23 counts of theft. The court was told that while she was working as a loans officer for a bank between 2001 and 2004, she illegally shifted AU$22 million, which netted her AU$3.5 million. She then developed a gambling addiction fueled by a VIP casino membership and its rewards of Grandprix tickets and limousines. The judge said her crime was a 'massive" breach of trust, and questioned why Jamieson was given VIP membership to Melbourne's Crown Casino.
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