A former teller supervisor at a Bristol branch of Webster Bank was sentenced on Friday  to one year and one day in prison for stealing money from customers’ CD accounts, according to the U.S. attorney for Connecticut.
Michelle Laudato, 36, or Farmington stole a total of $178,710.89 from the account of at least 18 bank customers from July 2009 to June 2010, according to court documents.
Thirteen of the 18 customers were between the ages of 79 and 99. Sometimes she withdrew funds to replace other funds she had previously accessed in other accounts. All her withdrawals were of $10,000 or less, to avoid reporting requirements.
Her sentencing Friday stemmed from her guilty plea on June 18, 2013 to one count of bank fraud. Laudato, who recently gave birth to a child, was ordered to report to prison on Feb. 25, 2015.
In addition to the sentencing, Laudato must pay full restitution to Webster Bank and serve 100 hours of community service during her three years of supervised release following her prison sentence.
