A former Manhattan bank manager convicted of stealing nearly $18💞0,000 from an elderly🍷, blind woman was sentenced Tuesday to two to six years in p▨rison.
Jovan Cunningham, 35, who worked as a customer-service manager at the Chelsea branch of People’s United Bank, copped to grand larceny last month as part of a plea deal.
He also is on the hook for $166,000 of the stolen funds, according to a statement from the district attorney’s office.
The shady manager visited the 89-year-ꦐold victim at her home to help her make withdrawals and deposits, officials said.
He would brinꦗg the slips to her apartment to sign and return with small amounts of cash that she ♔had requested.
But he also made 50 unauthorღized🐠 withdrawals for himself between November of 2011 and May of 2013, according to court papers.
Cunningham was finally 💮caught after brazenly writing himself two checks totaling over $27,000, authorities saidܫ.
“Regrettably, there’s very little consumers can do to protect themselves from this type of theft, but there are steps banks can take to better protect customers ,” said DA Cyrus Vance Jr. .