FAIRFIELD, Ct. - (01/17/05) -- A former branch manager for GeneralElectric Employees FCU here was led away in tears Thursday after asuperior court jury convicted her of stealing almost $22,000 fromthe branch ATM. Olga Villafane burst into tears as the jury foremanannounced a verdict of guilty to charges of first-degree larceny byembezzlement. Prosecutors said Villafane looted the machine acrossthe hall from the credit union branch at GE headquartershere.
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