From the Star Gazette on 5/5/13:
An Owego woman, one of three former employees at Chemung Canal Trust Co.’s Owego branch who admitted embezzling more than $325,000 over eight years, is the only defendant facing the prospect of time in federal prison.
Gwenn Gooding was portrayed in recent sentencing memorandums as someone who abused her position of trust and is unlikely to fully repay what was stolen, but also a working class mother with good character who made poor choices to support her family.
Gooding admitted stealing more than $195,000.
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Gooding, 43, former head teller; Megan Horton, 54, former branch manager; and Shannon Moore, 38, a former teller, admitted embezzling funds between December 2004 and September 2011. Horton admitted stealing more than $200,000, and Moore admitted to more than $25,000.
Gooding — described by her attorney Randi Bianco as active in community events like the Strawberry Festival and youth soccer and softball leagues — started stealing bank funds after bills began piling up and the family couldn’t make ends meet, Bianco wrote in sentencing papers.
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