Conviction

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Convicted CU Board Member and Supreme Court Judge gets 15 Month Sentence

April 23, 2022 Cucolle1

On Wednesday the 20th, convicted Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Sylvia Ash and former board...

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Sixth defendant admits to role in credit union auto loan fraud ring

January 13, 2022 Cucolle1

Providence, RI – January 11, 2022 – Fernando Diaz, 34, pleaded guilty in the...

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Credit union loan officer defrauds lifelong friends

December 7, 2021 Cucolle1

Took out $14K in cash advances under name of a one-year-old and more In...

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Multi-Million Dollar Dealership Fraud Ring Convicted

December 6, 2021 Cucolle1

Dealer perpetrated forgery, bribery, wire fraud, threats to a CEO, fake down payments and...

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AZ CU employee convicted of elder fraud

December 2, 2021 Cucolle1

Former credit union loan officer and teller, Hector Andres Aleman, who embezzled $195,513 from...

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$1.3M Fraud Ringleader Sentenced

July 20, 2021 Cucolle1

PROVIDENCE, RI – The leader of a multi-state conspiracy that executed multiple schemes to...

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Guilty Plea Entered in Credit Union Auto Loan Fraud Conspiracy

April 29, 2021 Cucolle1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Providence, RI – Hiancarlos Mosquea-Ramos, one of nine individuals indicted by...

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Credit Union CEO Serves 1 Day in Prison for Bank Fraud

December 19, 2019 Cucolle1

New Haven County Credit Union CEO cooked the CU books to keep struggling restaurant...

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NCUA Bans 7 from Future FI Work

October 1, 2019 Royal Ellsworth

1 October 2019 – The NCUA in September issued five prohibition notices and two...

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Former CU VP Sentenced to Almost Three Years in Federal Prison for Credit Union Theft

September 9, 2019 Cucolle1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gulfport, Miss. –  Friday, August 30, 2019 – Merrideth Christina McMillian,...

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Collection Agency Owner Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Fraud Against Credit Unions

July 2, 2019 Cucolle1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sacramento, CA – 2 July 2019 – The owner of a...

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Straw Buyer Fraud Dealership Reaches Agreement with Feds

January 17, 2019 Cucolle1

Erie, PA – 16 January 2019 – A federal fraud case against an Erie...

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America’s First Straw Buyer Auto Fraud Case – 1941

January 3, 2019 Cucolle1

Any of us that have been in the auto lending and collections industry for...

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Dealership Employee Embezzled from BMW to Buy a Mustang

December 28, 2018 Cucolle1

The former controller of Continental BMW in Connecticut used the stolen funds for travel,...

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15 Credit Unions Pounded with Phantom Auto Loan Fraud

October 30, 2018 Cucolle1

Charlotte, NC – 17 October 2018 – A federal jury in Charlotte has returned...

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Former CU Teller Sentenced to Six Months and $66K in Restitution

October 1, 2018 Cucolle1

Decatur, IL – 25 September 2018 – Karen S. Buxton, the former teller who...