National Credit Union Administration
Issues Prohibition Orders
August 8, 2005, Alexandria, Va. – The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has issued orders prohibiting each of the following individuals from participating in any manner in the affairs of federally insured financial institutions:
- Donna Bennett, former manager of Fort Ligonier Federal Credit Union, Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
- Lawrence K. Hall, former CEO of Amarillo Community Federal Credit Union Amarillo, Texas.
- Ida Kieschnick, former loan officer at St. Gregory’s Federal Credit Union, San Antonio, Texas.
- Clyde K. Matsuoka ("Matsuoka") former vice president of Hawaii Schools Federal Credit Union, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Helen R. Rent, former manager of Community Credit Union of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Dorothy Jean Rogers, former senior member service representative at Kern Federal Credit Union, Bakersfield, California.
- Melonie L. Unger, former branch manager of Syracuse Federal Credit Union, Syracuse, New. York.
- Marybeth Wisneiwski, former member services representative at Raritan Bay Federal Credit Union, Sayreville, New Jersey.
ORDERS OF PROHIBITION
Donna Bennett, without admitting or denying fault, consented to a prohibition order to avoid the time and expense of litigation.
Lawrence K. Hall, without admitting or denying fault, consented to a prohibition order to avoid the time and expense of litigation.
Ida Kieschnick, without admitting or denying fault, consented to a prohibition order to avoid the time and expense of litigation.
Clyde K. Matsuoka pled guilty to five felony counts of financial institution fraud and was sentenced by the U.S. District Court for Hawaii to eight months imprisonment on each count, to be served concurrently, followed by three years supervised release, and ordered to pay $3500 in criminal money penalties."
Helen R. Rent pled guilty to theft and was sentenced by the Wisconsin Circuit Court to 54 months of imprisonment, which was stayed, placed on probation for four years, and ordered to pay $63,320.00 in restitution.
Dorothy Jean Rogers was charged with felony embezzlement and sentenced to six months in prison, five years of supervised probation and ordered to pay $15,381.50 restitution.
Melonie L. Unger pled guilty to one count of grand larceny for embezzling approximately $50,500 and was sentenced by the Onondaga County Court to five years probation. Unger was ordered to make full restitution and to reimburse the credit union $7,386 for expenses incurred during the criminal investigation.
Marybeth Wisneiwski was convicted of theft, forgery and uttering a forged document. Wisneiwski was sentenced to five years probation, random drug testing, required to maintain regular employment and pay restitution of $8,692.
Violation of a prohibition order is a felony offense punishable by imprisonment and a fine of up to $1 million.
NCUA enforcement orders are online at http://www.ncua.gov/administrative_orders/Index.htm, and may be inspected at NCUA’s Office of General Counsel from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Copies may be ordered by mail from NCUA, 1775 Duke St., Alexandria, Va. 22314-3428.
The National Credit Union Administration is the independent federal agency that regulates, charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, with the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, insuring the savings of over 83 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the majority of state-chartered credit unions.
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