Prison Time for Ossining Bank Manager Who Stole from 2 Customers

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced today that Maria Rodriguez of 88 Beverly Road, Mt. Kisco was sentenced today to two and one third to seven years in prison and ordered to pay restitution 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 46-year-old, 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.

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She had known the first victim since the mid 1990s—who trusted Rodriguez to assist her with her personal banking and banking for her business.

Over the course of five years, Rodriguez 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 stolen—$1,112,127.40.

The second victim is 92, 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 Rodriguez was making unauthorized withdrawals worth thousands of dollars over a several-year period. The total stolen—$192,144.00.

The thefts came to light when several of her 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.

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.