NCUA Bans 11 From Future FI Work

In February, the NCUA issued nine prohibition notices and two prohibition orders, barring individuals previously associated with credit unions from any future participation in the affairs of a federally insured financial institution.

Violation of a prohibition order is a felony offense punishable by imprisonment and a fine of up to $1 million. The names and details from last month’s prohibition notices follow:

• Josephine Crowe, a former employee of Louisville Metro Police Officers Credit Union, Louisville, Ky., was sentenced on charges of financial institution fraud and aggravated identity theft.
• Samuel Davalos, Jr., a former employee of MyPoint Credit Union, San Diego, Calif., was sentenced on the charge of bank fraud.
• Briege Marie Gish, a former employee of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union, Notre Dame, Ind., was sentenced on the charge of misapplication of monies by a federal credit union employee.
• Brianna Bates Gurley, a former employee of AOD Federal Credit Union, Oxford, Ala., was sentenced on the charge of embezzlement by a credit union employee.
• Casey Lamar Harper, a former employee of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union, Notre Dame, Ind., was sentenced on the charge of theft.
• Aisha Shuri Koehler, a former employee of Advia Credit Union, Parchment, Mich., was sentenced on the charge of embezzlement.
• Merrideth Christina McMillian, a former Singing River Federal Credit Union, Moss Point, Miss., was sentenced on the charge of embezzlement.
• Nicole Obermeyer, a former employee of EM Federal Credit Union, Mesa, Ariz., agreed and consented to the issuance of a prohibition order and agreed to comply with all its terms to settle and resolve the NCUA Board’s claims against her.
• Sandra Santay, a former employee of Lakeside Federal Credit Union, Hammond, Ind., agreed and consented to the issuance of a prohibition order and agreed to comply with all its terms to settle and resolve the NCUA Board’s claims against her.
• Suzanne Silva, a former employee of Winthrop-University Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union, Mineola, N.Y., was sentenced on the charge of embezzlement.
• Phillip Andree Williams, Jr., a former employee of Advia Credit Union, Parchment, Mich., was sentenced on the charge of embezzlement.

NCUA enforcement orders are available via a searchable database online. Enforcement actions of federal banking agencies against other institutions or their affiliated parties may also be viewed via the administrative orders webpage.