The NCUA Wednesday banned four former credit union employees who were convicted of theft or embezzlement.
Sonja L. Matos, a former employee who worked in the risk management/card services ATM department for the $1.2 billion Corning Federal Credit Union in Corning, N.Y., pleaded guilty to a theft charge. In U.S. District Court in Rochester, N.Y., in December 2015, she was sentenced to time served and two years of supervised release, and was also ordered to pay $40,000 in restitution. Matos stole the funds from the credit union’s ATMs, according to federal court documents.
Gwendolyn Hughes, a former employee of Norfolk Schools Federal Credit Union in Norfolk, Va., pleaded guilty to an embezzlement charge of less than $200, a misdemeanor, in June in Virginia Criminal District Court in Norfolk. She received a suspended sentence, which was conditioned on the completion of two years of good behavior. Hughes was also ordered to pay restitution of $4,131. Norfolk Schools FCU was approved by the NCUA earlier this year to merge into the $62.8 million NMA Federal Credit Union in Virginia Beach, Va.
Darlene Deliz, a former employee of the $64 million Lancaster Red Rose Credit Union in Lancaster, Pa., pleaded guilty to theft by failure to make a required disposition of funds charge in February in Lancaster County Common Pleas Court. Deliz received five years’ probation, and she was also ordered to pay a fine of $100. The NCUA did not specify how much money Deliz stole.
Joseph Vichich, a former employee of the $13.5 million Countywide Federal Credit Union in Beaver Creek, Ohio, pleaded guilty to petty theft in Fairborn Municipal Court in July. He received a suspended sentence of 120 days. He also was sentenced to 60 days of house arrest and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and to complete 45 hours of community service. The NCUA did not specify how much money Vichich stole from the credit union.
The NCUA ban means these individuals are prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally-insured financial institution.
