NCUA Issues Three Prohibition Orders Against Former CU Officials

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA issued prohibition orders against three individuals last week. Former Roosevelt County Credit Union Manager Patty Barnes agreed to an order prohibiting her from further participation in the operation of any federally insured financial institution without admitting or denying fault. Tammy Bramwell, former president of Metro East Credit Union in Cahokia, Ill., pleaded guilty to mail fraud and commission of an offense while on release. She was sentenced to 37 months in jail, five years supervised probation, and ordered to pay $16,589 in restitution. Bramwell is prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution. Former call center representative at The Golden One Credit Union Jennifer Mendez pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting unauthorized access to information contained in a financial record and aiding and abetting financial institution fraud. She was sentenced to one day in jail for each count and five years supervised release. In addition, Mendez was ordered to pay restitution of $150,000 to the credit union. She is prohibited from further participation in the operation of any federally insured financial institution. Violation of a prohibition order is a felony punishable by imprisonment and a fine of up to $1 million.