A former exotic dancer from the US who stole $1.4 million from the Bermuda Government has lost an appeal against her conviction.

Teketa Thompkins received the money from her Bermudian boyfriend Harrison Isaac Jr, who masterminded the fraud.

She then laundered the cash and spent it on shopping sprees.

She was found guilty by a jury in 2006 and sentenced to four years behind bars.

Isaac, who abused his role as a Management Accountant in the Accountant General's Department to commit the crime, had earlier pleaded guilty for his role and been jailed for more than four-and-a-half years.

He illegally siphoned $2 million in total from an Internet account the Accountant General's Department held with the Bank of New York and wired the cash to Thompkins and others during 2003 and 2004.

He has recently been released from prison.

The swindle was the biggest ever against the Bermuda Government, but both defendants were dealt with by a court in New York due to the looted account being based in Wall Street.

Thompkins' appeal was heard by the Second Circuit court of appeals in the southern District of New York earlier this month, and dismissed.

A mother-of-two, Thompkins, from Georgia, was originally granted until March 7 this year to report to prison.

This was extended in February due to her pending appeal, and she must now report by September 8.