Cheryl Vickers, a retired vice president for the $603 million Houston Police Federal Credit Union, was charged Tuesday in U.S. District Court with embezzling more than $1.2 million over 18 years by allegedly cashing unclaimed checks.

Though Vickers pleaded not guilty to one felony count of embezzlement from a federally insured credit union, her lawyer said he is working on a plea deal with federal prosecutors.

"Ms. Vickers is going to resolve this case in the courts and that will be done in early 2016," Christopher L. Tritico, a Houston-based attorney, said. "Restitution is going to be made to the financial institution."

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