NCUA Issues Prohibition Notices and Orders

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Jan. 31, 2020) – The National Credit Union Administration issued six prohibition notices and one prohibition order in January. These individuals are prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

• Benedict Anthony III, a former employee of Tucson Old Pueblo Credit Union, Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on a charge of facilitation to commit theft.
• Margurite Mary Cofell, a former employee of St. Francis Campus Employees Credit Union, Little Falls, Minnesota, was sentenced on a charge of credit union fraud.
• Soraya Cote, a former employee of Hanscom Federal Credit Union, Littleton, Massachusetts, 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 claim against her.
• Tamara Ann Dangelo, a former employee of Pinpoint Federal Credit Union, Milton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on a charge of receiving stolen property.
• Charity Hope Erickson, a former employee of Citizens Community Credit Union, Devils Lake, North Dakota, was sentenced on a charge of misapplication of entrusted property.
• Grace Garza, a.k.a. Grace Valencia, a former employee of Space City Credit Union, Houston, Texas, was sentenced on a charge of embezzlement.
• Susanna Guajardo, a former employee of Space City Credit Union, Houston, Texas, was sentenced on a charge of embezzlement.

Prohibition and administrative orders are searchable by name, institution, city, state, and year at the NCUA’s Administrative Orders webpage. 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 the NCUA’s Office of General Counsel between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday. You also may order copies by mail from the NCUA at 1775 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3428.