Former Bank Employees Admit to Embezzlement

1/2/2013 (Updated 6:55:02 PM)

Three women who've admitted embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a bank in Owego, each face up to 30 years in prison and a million dollars in fines.

54 year old Megan Horton of Owego, and 43 year old Gwenn Gooding, also of Owego pled guilty Wednesday.

A third woman, 38 year old Shannon Moore of Athens admitted to the crime last month.

All three women worked at the Chemung Canal Trust Company Bank.

Horton was branch manager, Gooding, head teller, and Moore, a teller.

Between 2004 and 2011, Horton stole more than 200-thousand dollars, Gooding, more than 100-thousand, and Moore, in excess of 25-thousand.

The embezzlement was discovered as a result of an audit following the 2011 flood.