Tuesday, November 24, 2009

German 'Robin Hood' banker gets suspended sentence

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8376532.stm

I wish they would have put up a donation address to help this lady out, because I would gladly donate to it. It takes a very special person to put their own @ss on the line to help out those who really need it and she was definitely one special lady.


A German bank employee who secretly transferred money from rich to poor clients has been given a 22-month suspended prison term.

The 62-year-old woman, dubbed the 'Robin Hood Banker', moved more than $11m (£7m) in 117 transfers.

The court in Bonn was told that the employee, who has not been named, took no money for herself.

The bank made a loss of more than $1.5m (£1m) when poor customers were unable to pay back unauthorised overdrafts.

The employee was accused of allowing overdrafts for customers who would not normally qualify for them