Sisters Who Stole From Grandmother Jailed
[Updated] 46-year-old Lorraine Elizabeth Smith and 44-year-old Audra-Ann Bean were jailed for 15 months today [July 4] after earlier being convicted of stealing approximately half a million dollars from their own grandmother. The sisters were given 15 month sentence for senior abuse and 15 months for the theft, with sentences to run concurrently.
Update 7.40pm: The Crown Prosecutor recommended a sentence between 12 – 18 months for the conviction on senior abuse; and 3 – 4 years total for the charges involving theft of the money saying that the offences were serious and merited immediate custodial sentences.
Defence lawyer Larry Mussenden suggested that since all but $78,000 of the $492,000 had either been returned or was in the process of being returned, the sentence should be lower and he urged Justice Carlyle Greaves to consider suspended any sentence of imprisonment.
In a Victim Impact statement, the grandmother said that as a result of the financial problem that had been caused, she had had serious stress issues; had her Cablevision turned off; Belco had threatened to cut off her electricity; she found herself relying on food vouchers; unable to maintain her house as she was accustomed; and having to rely on other family members and friends.
Justice Greaves handed down sentences totaling 52 months for defendant Smith and 43 months for Bean. The sentences included 15 months for each of Smith and Bean for the charge of senior abuse; and 15 months for each on the charge of stealing the $354,000. Each sister got 9 months on the charge of stealing $102,000.
Smith received these additional sentences for stealing the amounts shown: $14,000 – 4 months; $1,000 – 1 month; $8,000 – 3 months; $2,000 – 2 months. Bean received an additional sentence of 4 months for stealing $7,000.
Accepting that much of the money would eventually be returned, Justice Greaves set the sentences to run concurrently. The sisters will therefore have to serve only 15 months total. Time already served will be taken into consideration.
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I am sorry to see this happen, but you must pay the penalty for stealing.
this is a travesty of justice — 15 months for a $1/2 million, now i see why they are smiling
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The sentence is so low. No wonder people are abusing our seniors. Next thing you know they will find the Lord “again” and get a job in Finance and really run up the national debt.
I agree the sentence is way to lenient, Their poor Grandmother has been suffering for the last two years and will be doing so for the rest of her life.
no wonder they were smiling when they were sentenced.
The sisters and their mediate family must be made to support and repay their Grandmother (Great grandmother).
They are sitting in the St Georges Hotel with 3 square meals, cable, electricity, Medical etc. all at OUR expense.
So you get more time for stealing money(although that is bad as well) than downloading child porn. Great job Mr. Greaves.
*whistles ‘Bermuda Is Another World’*
Rippin off Granny is a no no…..remember those cookies you stole from her when you were in grade school?
These sisters victimized their grandmother.
Who was the victim in the matter of the police officer who downloaded child porn?
There was none. He looked at dirty pictures from the internet. He wasn’t the photographer. Objectively, it was a victimless crime. If he had molested a child that would have been a different situation.
See link in which Justice Greaves handed down a ten year sentence to a paedophile.
http://bernews.com/2012/02/10-yr-sentence-child-porn-sex-abuse/
You sir are an idiot. He had no victims, right, which is why he was sent to jail. F^cking retard. Are the children who have no say in the matter who are being RAPED on VIDEO not being victimized? Do the world a favor and don’t breed. I cannot believe I live in a place with idiots who think like you do.
LOL. Where did I say that he shouldn’t be in jail? And how do you know what’s going on in child porn videos?
Are you playing dumb? Where did I say you said he shouldn’t be in jail dummy? Can you not comprehend what you are reading? What the f*ck do you think is going on in child porn videos dumb dumb? Clearly you must know though right? First off defending the sick guy and then telling me I don’t know what’s going on in the videos. You’re right I don’t but it’s pretty obvious because it’s called child porn – stupid. Or are you trying to say the children aren’t being raped and are active participants? You sir are a very stupid and very sick person. Again please dear God DO NOT breed!
Are you playing dumb? Where did I say you said he shouldn’t be in jail dummy? Can you not comprehend what you are reading? What the f*ck do you think is going on in child porn videos dumb dumb? Clearly you must know though right? First off defending the sick guy and then telling me I don’t know what’s going on in the videos. You’re right I don’t but it’s pretty obvious because it’s called child porn – stupid. Or are you trying to say the children aren’t being raped and are active participants? You sir are a very stupid and very sick person. Again please dear God DO NOT breed!
Oh my untwist your knickers sweetheart.
Not everyone is going to agree with the sentencing handed down by judges, but getting all worked up over someone’s opinion, which by the way, everyone is entitled to, and resorting to name calling only illustrates your level of intelligence and inability to rationally debate.
Knickers in a twist? You want to talk about intelligence when that is your response and your previous one was started off with “LOL” and questioning something I never said? My response and attitude depends on who it is I’m replying to and clearly you are of a low level I.Q., evidenced by your inability to comprehend such simple comments. Now don’t get your knickers in twist and question my mental faculty because you are embarrassed at your own inability to read.
Everyone is entitled to their opinions but not when you say such stupid things like watching child porn(which is ILLEGAL) is not victimizing anyone. Then you continue to laugh it off and accuse me of having my knickers in a twist as if child porn is funny and something that should be taken lightly.
So sorry “sweetheart” if I have a low tolerance level for people with lilliputian intellect. Questioning my intelligence will not distract people from your silly remarks. I mean just look at the rest of the comments towards you. “Resorting to name calling” is a response stupid people use when they can’t effectively back up their own idiotic “opinion”. As shown by your refusal to answer my question(s) and stay on board with the topic of my reply. I have no interest in “rationally debating” with a total moron who think watching child porn doesn’t hurt anyone.
You replied to me, not the other-way around so next time choose your battles wisely and remember to take your Ritalin on time.
I’m not embarassed about anything. Oh you do go on though, don’t you?
I stand by my first reply to your original post.
Dead wrong. People who download this madness create a demand for the so called photographers to create more and more of this ridiculous content. Participation stimulates even more criminal activity. Connect the dots!
I agree with Mussel Pie. Justice Greaves is one judges who seeks at much as possible to uphold the rule of law. Clearly we need enlightened news readers.
The above should have read:
I agree with Mussel Pie. Justice Greaves is one judge who seeks as much as possible to uphold the rule of law. Clearly we need enlightened news readers.
They need to clone Justice Greaves and put him in every courtroom in Bermuda. He doesn’t play. His bullsip radar is extremely good…you can go in there and give him every sad story you want and he sees right through it. With Justice Warner all you have to do is tell him that you have a sick mother/nana/aunt/child/cat/goldfish/fill-in-the-blank and he’ll be practically sobbing up there and give you a break. He needs to stop letting people play him.
What an idiotic thing to say. By looking at those photos he is as good as molested/raped those kids himself. Google supply and demand.
15 years would have been appropriate; & 4 years is the maximum time they would have gotten
the white collar sentences have to be updated as i know a neighbor that 10 years for importing 300k of cocaine
wow – 15 months for abuse of a senior and 1/2 million dollars. Another disappointing ruling by the courts.
they didnt abuse her so be quiet if you dont even know the real real story
Disgusting penalty for the abuse of a senior as well as stealing her life’s savings! No wonder they;re smiling is right!
they did not steal anything because i know them and they wouldnt and didnt do that so please be quiet if you dont know the full story and what really happened
BERMUDA IS ALL MIXED UP RIGHT NOW THATS ALL I’M GONNA SAY
Find money , lose mind .
@ Mussels how can you say that there was no victim in the child porn case. at some point that vchild was victimised and continues to be revictimised every time that video gets watched. Yes, what the sister did was bad. horrible. To me it is nowhere in the ball park as watch picturing the innocent ripped away from a child. smh
Mussel Pie, accessing child porn is NOT a victimless crime. By doing this, this man has contributed to the child porn industry (sad to say there is a whole industry involved). Take away the audience, and the industry collapses. Every person who accesses child porn is contributing to the heinous crimes that have occurred against children for an individual to sit in the comfort of his living room and get some sick pleasure out of it. If you really believe that this is a victimless crime, then would you argue that he shouldn’t get any kind of sentence? Would you be comfortable putting your 10 year old daughter in his taxi?
I never said that it wasn’t a crime.
And why would anyone put their 10 year old daughter in a taxi by herself?
My question is: Why do the sisters continue to smile throughout the process? Looks kinda strange like they have taken pleasure in what they have done, not to mention time spent in jail! I’ll be miserable, surely not smiling and waving to folk. I don’t know! They haven’t processed all of the consequences when they have to look for a job upon their release yet! Tick yes, I have been convicted!
Do you really think people smile at the sentences they get? When those convicted see their family they smile at them, not at the system! Its the media once again that tries to portray this as people smiling at the sentence because they know it will get the undivided attention of idiots like you!!!
They smile upon direction of their lawyers. A smiling faces is often seen a a friendly , innocent face. Had they scowled for the trail they would be seen as up to something.
they were smiling because they didnt get anymore time
I agree with Mussel Pie. Justice Greaves is one judge who seeks as much as possible to uphold the rule of law. Clearly we need enlightened news readers.
Apologies for the grammar and spelling in the previous post.
Greaves need to retire, these rediculous sentences he imposes SMDH
15 months Is pathetic.
This island breeds callous, shallow individuals who think they are above the law, can do what they want and get away with it!!!
what!! you dont even know what really happened between them were you at the granny’s house when they came their no you were so be quiet
I’m not saying that these ladies are right in what they did however If you eediots were mentally focused u would notice they are smiling as they are ENTERING the courts to be sentenced. I totally agree that they are smiling with friends and family..the media portrays so much folly at times!