http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/pa-teller-stole-dollar90k-from-elderly-customers-accounts
When I read things like this I feel so bad for everyone…especially the person so addicted to gambling that they would stoop this low to gamble. It sounds shocking that anyone would embezzle but I can definitely see how it could happen. Just a small amount at first with the thought of ‘winning’ it back but spiraling into uncontrollable debt instead. I’ve never come close to ******** money but I have done things I thought I’d never do. Years ago I was desperate to gamble and I called Chase bank to ask how I could get a cash advance and they gave me a pin number and I ran to the ATM and with drew $350. A cash advance cost money–lots more than an ATM fee and interest starts on the first day. Then I did it again and at that point I knew I was getting in too deep so I called Chase and said I lost my card and cancel the pin number. They sent me a new card and a new pin. I cut up the card and tore up the pin before I opened it. I had to stop myself and thankfully, was able to do it. But, given an opportunity to get cash, and an unending need to gamble, who knows how far any of us would go once we get in too deep. I’m thankful that I did not gamble today and pray none of us ever go up the wrong road to feed our addictions.
