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September 03, 2019
NCUA bans 6 from future work in FIs
The NCUA in August issued 5 prohibition orders and 1 prohibition notice, which prohibit 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 prohibitions include the following:
- Karen S. Buxton, a former employee of ADM Credit Union in Decatur, Ill., was sentenced on two counts of theft.
- Christy R. Harrison, also known as Christy Wingate and Christy Hyde, a former employee of Altamaha Federal Credit Union in Jesup, Ga., was sentenced on two counts of forgery.
- Ginny A. Hughes, a former institution-affiliated party of Changing Seasons Federal Credit Union in Hampden, Maine, agreed and consented to the issuance of a prohibition order and agreed to comply with all of its terms to settle and resolve the NCUA Board’s claims against her.
- Alan S. Kaufman, the former CEO and institution-affiliated party of Melrose Credit Union in Queens, N.Y., was charged with several crimes, including conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. After determining that continued service or participation by Kaufman in a credit union’s operations may impair public confidence in federally insured credit unions, the NCUA Board issued a notice prohibiting Kaufman from further participation in the affairs of any credit union.
- Kimberly Michelle Roberts, a former employee of My Healthcare Federal Credit Union in Gainesville, Fla., pleaded guilty to 12 counts of embezzlement.
- Doretha Denise Steward, a former employee of Fayetteville Postal Credit Union in Fayetteville, N.C., pleaded guilty to two counts 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.