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May 20, 2015 -- Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced today that Maria Rodriguez (DOB 05/23/68) of 88 Beverly Rd., Mt. Kisco, New York was sentenced today to two and one third to seven years in prison on her February 2015 guilty plea to:

• one count of Grand Larceny in the First Degree, a class "B" Felony,
• one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class "C" Felony,
• one count of Criminal Tax Fraud in the Third Degree, a class "D" Felony,

Beginning in June 2008, the defendant who was employed as the Branch Manger of the M&T Bank retail branch in the Village of Ossining, began systematically stealing from two of the bank's customers.

The defendant knew the first victim since the mid 1990's.

She trusted the defendant to assist her with her personal banking and banking for her business. Over the course of five years, the defendant stole money from the victim by writing unauthorized checks to cash, making unauthorized cash withdrawals, and requesting an ATM card and making unauthorized ATM withdrawals. The total larceny for this victim is $1,112,127.40.

The second victim is 92 years old and a former Ossining Village police officer.

He would deal only with her at the bank. He thought he was withdrawing only the interest out of his bank account, when in fact the defendant was making unauthorized withdrawals worth thousands of dollars over a several year period. The total larceny for this victim is $192,144.00.

The thefts came to light when several of the defendant's subordinates at the Ossining Branch called M&T Bank's whistleblower hotline to report suspicious activity. M&T Bank then initiated an internal investigation, which led the bank to refer the matter to the Ossining Village Police Department, who in turn contacted the District Attorneys office.

In addition the New York State Tax Department assisted in investigating the tax charges.

In addition to incarceration, the defendant has restitution judgment orders for the victims and New York State Tax.

Assistant District Attorney Robert Mayes of the Economic Crimes Bureau prosecuted the case.

In compliance with Disciplinary Rule 7-107A of the Code of Professional Responsibility, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.