Prosecutors said that bank manager Christina Bray, 30, befriended the elderly banking client and pretended to manage his financial affairs. Instead, prosecutors said, Bray and her husband, Jimmy Bray, 39, of San Jose, spent the victim’s money on luxury cars and liposuction.
The couple pleaded guilty to several counts of felony elder theft.Jimmy Bray was also convicted of being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm.
Christina Bray is set to be sentenced to an expected six years in prison and Jimmy Bray is expected to be sentenced to eight years in prison at a hearing scheduled for Sept. 4.
“Elderly people rely on bankers to carefully watch over their life savings," Deputy District Attorney Cherie Bourlard said in a statement. “The Brays criminally used this vulnerable gentleman as their ATM.”
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SJ Bank Manager, Husband Bilk Victim of $1.1 M
$1.1 mil? And "they" would like us to believe family are the big abusers of the elderly?!
ReplyDeletePrison is a must. And I believe those in positions of easy access to vulnerable people and fiduciaries need extra time added to their sentences because they used their positions to engage in criminal activities. Personally, I would lock them up for life because their victim will never recover.
ReplyDeleteGood point Anonymous
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