ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA issued seven orders of prohibition against former credit union employees, barring them from participation in any federally insured financial institution.
Betty Jean Barachie, a former loan officer and branch manager at former Nor-Car Federal Credit Union in Easton, Pa. and confessed "shop-aholic", pleaded guilty to credit union embezzlement and filing a false tax return. Barachie was sentenced to 27 months in jail, followed by five years probation and ordered to pay $1,523,633 in restitution.
Catherine Lee Couch, former credit card coordinator at West-AirComm Federal Credit Union in Beaver, Pa., pleaded guilty to misapplication of funds. She was sentenced to 12 months and one day in jail, followed by 60 months supervised release and ordered to pay $34,580 in restitution.
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