ALEXANDRIA, VA (August 30, 2013) -- The National Credit Union Administration has issued seven orders in August prohibiting the following individuals from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution:
- Colbert Bryan, an institution-affiliated party of Eastern Financial Credit Union in Miramar, Fla., consented to the issuance of a prohibition order to avoid the time, cost and expense of administrative litigation.
- Autumn Rene Guillot, a former employee of Credit Union of the Rockies in Golden, Colo., pleaded guilty to the charge of theft. Guillot was sentenced to 60 months community corrections and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $275,795.
- Tania Jackson, a former employee of VyStar Credit Union in Jacksonville, Fla., pleaded guilty to the charge of defrauding a financial institution. Jackson was sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay court costs.
- Kathleen Maheux, a former employee of Rainbow Federal Credit Union in Lewiston, Maine, pleaded guilty to the charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Maheux received two years deferred disposition and was ordered to complete 100 hours of public service.
- Sharon Maston, a former employee of Sturdy Credit Union in Attleboro, Mass., pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny and forgery of a check. Maston was sentenced to one year in prison and five years of probation.
- Johanna Mite, a former employee of UFCW Local 342 Federal Credit Union in Mineola, N.Y., was found guilty of bank fraud. Mite was sentenced to time served, five years supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $382,790.
- Laura Powers, a former employee of Parker Community Credit Union in Janesville, Wis., was convicted of theft and unauthorized use of an individual’s identity. Powers was sentenced to five years in prison, five years supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $692,869.75.
NCUA enforcement orders are available online at http://go.usa.gov/4ReQ and for inspection at NCUA’s Office of General Counsel between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may order copies may by mail from NCUA, 1775 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3428.
NCUA also makes available links to the enforcement actions of other federal regulators against other institutions or their affiliated parties at http://go.usa.gov/gFP5.
Violation of a prohibition order is a felony offense punishable by imprisonment and a fine of up to $1 million.
NCUA is the independent federal agency created by the U.S. Congress to regulate, charter and supervise federal credit unions. With the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, NCUA operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, insuring the deposits of more than 94 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the overwhelming majority of state-chartered credit unions.
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