Gambling NC bank manager charged with stealing

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors accuse a former North Carolina bank manager of stealing more than $270,000 from customers, including her own parents, to fund an online gambling addiction. Prosecutors have charged 56-year-old Doris Stroud Renegar with embezzlement by a bank employee and identity theft. She is accused of stealing customers’ identities to take out loans, debiting …

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Thu, December 17th, 2009

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