NCUA Issues Prohibition Notices

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Aug. 31, 2016) – The National Credit Union Administration in August issued five notices of prohibition to individuals who have been convicted of crimes of dishonesty and, as a result, are prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

• John C. Barry, a former employee of Portland Maine Police Department Federal Credit Union in Portland, Maine, pleaded guilty to the charges of embezzlement and making false entries. Barry was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, five years’ supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $533,791.52.
• Melissa Beyer, a former employee or institution-affiliated party of Oshkosh Central Credit Union in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 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.
• Sherry Garner, a former employee of HD York Federal Credit Union in York, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to the charge of bank larceny. Garner was sentenced to two years in prison, three years’ supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $314,810.
• Lisa Hauptmann, a former employee of Oil Country Federal Credit Union in Titusville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzlement. Hauptmann was sentenced to one day in prison, four years’ supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $43,950.48.
• Brenda Rudd, a former employee of Morehead Community Federal Credit Union in Morehead, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to the charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Rudd was sentenced to three years in prison, five years’ supervised release and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $237,195.75.

Prohibition and administrative orders are searchable by name, institution, city, state and year at http://go.usa.gov/gFP5. The webpage also provides links to the enforcement actions of federal banking agencies against other institutions or their affiliated parties.

You may view NCUA enforcement orders online or inspect them at NCUA’s Office of General Counsel between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may also order copies by mail from NCUA at 1775 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3428.

Violation of a prohibition order is a felony offense punishable by imprisonment and a fine of up to $1 million.