Saturday, December 09, 2006

Australian mother of two Kate Jamieson was jailed today for a maximum of
seven years by Judge Roland Williams in the Victorian County Court. Jamieson
pleaded guilty to 13 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception
and 23 counts of theft. The court was told that while she was working as a
loans officer for a bank between 2001 and 2004, she illegally shifted AU$22
million, which netted her AU$3.5 million. She then developed a gambling
addiction fueled by a VIP casino membership and its rewards of Grandprix
tickets and limousines. The judge said her crime was a 'massive" breach of
trust, and questioned why Jamieson was given VIP membership to Melbourne's
Crown Casino.