Popular banker facing multiple fraud charges

A long-time employee of Summerland’s Royal Bank has been charged with six counts of fraud.

According to court records, Terry Sedawie, a former business account manager at the local RBC branch, has been charged of six counts of fraud over $5,000.

She is alleged to have defrauded six customers over a seven or eight-year period between 20112018. According to RBC, she is no longer employed by the bank.

She is scheduled to make her first court appearance March 10 at 9 a.m. in Penticton.

In 2016, Sedawie was recognized by the Summerland Chamber of Commerce with the Professional Services Excellence Award. She was nominated a second time for the same award in 2017.

She has been with RBC in Summerland since the mid-1980s.

Many were shocked by the news of her charges. “She was terrific to deal with. She helped us immeasurably before the age of the internet. As in so many cases like this, you ask yourself ‘why would she do this?’ a prominent Summerland resident, who requested anonymity said.