Employee admits seven thefts from bank
A former ANZ bank employee has been warned that “all options will be on the table” as she faces sentencing for stealing about $10,000 cash she was meant to be processing.
Michelle Kay Portland, 46, was employed as a services consultant at the bank for three years until her resignation in 2013.
Her defence counsel Louise Denton handed in a cheque from Portland for full repayment of the seven thefts at an appearance in the Christchurch District Court. The total amount was about $10,000.
Portland pleaded guilty to seven charges of theft by a person in a special relationship.
Judge Paul Kellar remanded her at large – no bail was required – for a pre-sentence report and sentencing on July 1. He told Portland that he was asking for a report on her suitability for home and community detention but her offending had been a serious breach of trust involving a reasonable sum and “all manner of sentencing options will be on the table”.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Mark Berryman said Portland had been responsible for processing fast deposit envelopes. He detailed several occasions in 2013 when she had kept cash left for processing. Sometimes she had hidden it under documentation, or in wastebins, or in the staff toilet area, before taking it away later.
When police interviewed her, she admitted the offending and said she wanted to make full restitution to the bank. She had no previous convictions.
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