Former Virginia Banker Sentenced In $14.1 Million Embezzlement Case

Linda Speaks Tribby, 42, of Lovettsville, Virginia, was sentenced to 7 years in prison for embezzling $14.1 million from clients of Wachovia Bank, where she had been employed a business relationship manager.  According to authorities, Tribby fraudulently offered bank clients a tax-free interest wealth management account product that did not exist.  Instead, Tribby used the $14,169,878 fraudulently obtained funds for her personal use.  Tribby's scheme spanned a period of more than seven years, from December 2003 through January 2011.   She plead guilty to one count of bank fraud on March 4, 2011.

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