Andrea Gordon - (Gleaner/Kenyon Hemans photo)
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Attorney Vincent Wellesley, who represented Andrea Gordon
Andrea Gordon, the former senior manager at National Commercial Bank (NCB) who pleaded guilty to defrauding the financial institution of $34 million, is to serve seven years and six months in prison.
On April 29, Miss Gordon pleaded guilty to three counts of larceny as a servant, three counts access with intent to commit an offence and seven counts of engaging in a transaction involving criminal property.
Gordon was arrested last year after it was discovered that she illegally transferred the funds between January 1, 2017 and May 30, 2020.
NCB has traced $111 million in suspicious transactions to Gordon.
Justice Lorna Shelly Williams, who presided over the matter, outlined the aggravating circumstances as she sentenced the former NCB manager in the Home Circuit Court shortly before noon on Monday.
Justice Williams said Gordon, who was employed to the bank for 30 years, was in a position of trust and her fraudulent actions may cause the integrity of the financial institution to be undermined.
The judge noted that the amount defrauded is substantial.
She pointed out that Gordon took the money over an extended period of time and the funds were for personal gain.
The judge also noted the elaborate attempt to conceal the money.
During the sentencing, Gordon sat in the prisoner's dock with her head down.
She was sentenced to five years and four months on three counts of larceny as a servant, two years and 11 months on three counts of access with intent to commit an offence, and seven years and six months on seven counts of engaging in a transaction involving criminal property.
The sentences will run currently.
Her attorney, Vincent Wellesley said he was disappointed with the sentence. He argued that "the judge used 20 per cent to reduce her sentence instead of the 50 per cent which is prescribed by the Criminal Justice Act," despite the fact his client "didn't waste the court's time" and pleaded guilty on the first occasion.
A July 9 date has been set for a case management hearing regarding an application for a forfeiture and pecuniary penalty order to recover some of the stolen funds.
The order was filed by the Financial Investigation Division.
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