DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. — A former local bank executive pleaded guilty last week to charges of embezzling nearly $100,000 over four years during his time as the institution’s chief financial officer.
James Bryant Neville Jr., the CFO of Bank of McKenney until 2013, entered a plea deal on Friday in Dinwiddie County Circuit Court on one count of felony embezzlement and received a 10-year suspended sentence. He’ll serve no jail time as a result.
Neville, a lifelong resident of the Dinwiddie County area who had worked at Bank of McKenney since 1989, was indicted on April 21 on two counts of embezzlement for siphoning off $97,106 from the bank between August 2009 and July 2013. He was then arrested on April 24 and paid a $1,000 bail the same day.
Each charge carried the potential of up to 20 years in prison.
The case was handled by the Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office. Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Meghan Campbell said Neville’s suspended sentence was based on several factors, including his lack of a criminal record and his efforts to pay the bank back.
Neville is a quadriplegic, and Campbell said that was also a factor in deciding his sentence, particularly the costs and logistics of accommodating him in prison.
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