The sentencing of a former Waldoboro branch manager for Camden National Bank began June 23 in US District Court in Portland. The hearing was continued until June 28.
Christina Torres-York, 40, of Warren, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement and misapplication of funds on Jan. 11.
No information is available as to results of the first portion of the sentencing, or why it was not completed on June 23.
Torres-York is reported to have embezzled about $750,000 from customers’ accounts, according to an affidavit filed with Knox County Court on Feb. 8, 2010, by Danny Swindler, Vice President of Camden National Bank, as part of a lawsuit Camden National Bank filed against Torres-York.
Embezzlement carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine, plus restitution payments. Although Torres-York’s guilty plea carried no binding agreement as to her sentence, she agreed to waive her right to appeal her sentence as long as she received no more than 33 months in prison, US District Judge George Singal said at the Jan. 11 hearing. There was no discussion at that time regarding the fine or restitution payments Torres-York may face.
Torres-York also faces two civil lawsuits: one filed by Camden National Bank, and one filed by the Maine Contractors and Builders Alliance, from whom Torres-York allegedly took about $80,000. In separate court decisions, liens of $750,000 and $80,000 respectively have been placed on Torres-York’s property in response to those suits.
The court has not made a decision in either of those suits, Knox County Court officials said.
