Former bank branch manager faces felony charge

By: The Citizen staff report

Monday, July 7, 2008 4:19 PM EDT

The former branch manager of Auburn's M&T Bank location on Genesee Street is facing a felony grand larceny charge in connection with a scheme she pulled off on the job, the Auburn Police Department said.
Andrea D. Ruff was arrested by the Auburn Police Department at 8 a.m. Thursday after she was accused of abusing her power to cash a bad check worth $5,467.

Ruff, 30, of 18 First Ave., Auburn, faces a third-degree grand larceny charge. Police said she allegedly wrote a personal check in December 28, 2007, despite knowing she had insufficient funds in her bank account.

Auburn Detective D.L. Parker said the bank should have refused payment on the check, but Ruff was allegedly able to force the check through the system on Jan. 17 because of her management position, and she never reimbursed her employer.

Police started their investigation after the bank brought the case to the department in June.

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stevedallas wrote on Jul 8, 2008 7:17 AM:

" Its say, "she was accused" and "she allegedly wrote a personal check" ! If she did it, she will be found guilty, if not the charges will be dropped! "

irritated wrote on Jul 8, 2008 6:28 AM:

" Not the Citizen... They would never write a misleading article! (sarcasm) The majority of what the Citizen writes is drivel! "

brew1234 wrote on Jul 8, 2008 12:07 AM:

" You make even less sense than the article. She either wrote a bad check or didn't. That is what is decided in court. The Citizen is just reporting the facts. Your relationship to the accused is not part of the story. News is news even if you don't like the message. "

anonymous wrote on Jul 7, 2008 7:34 PM:

" The Citizen needs to find real stories to talk about. A good place to start would be getting the real story and facts before attempting to damage a persons reputation. This is a poorly written article that portrays Mrs. Ruff as being guilty of the accused. It's not right and it's not fair.

I happen to know Mrs. Ruff and if anyone reading this article knows her would also know this is absolute nonsense. She is an ambitious, dedicated, and hard-working employee. She commands respect and also gives respect. She's not only a boss but a friend to her staff members. I know Mrs. Ruff on a professional and personal level, and I can't say enough kind things about her. I urge people to please reserve their judement of Mrs. Ruff as this article is very misleading. "

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