An Ohio business owner admitted in U.S. District Court in Cleveland Monday to embezzling $2.3 million from the failed Taupa Lithuanian Credit Union.

John Struna, 52, of Concord Township, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, making false statements and money laundering, according to federal prosecutors.

He will forfeit a restaurant – the Sunny Street Café in Concord Township – a condominium in Florida and a 2014 Mazda because they were purchased with money he stole from the credit union, according to court documents.

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