Federal investigators allege a potential theft of $1.7 million occurred at the $10.4 million Centra Health Credit Union, according to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Roanoke.

Claudia A. Rawes, manager/CEO of the Lynchburg, Va.-based cooperative, and two other employees were placed on administrative leave following a state and federal examination in January, according to a prepared statement on the credit union's website.

However, court documents reveal the FBI and U.S. Secret Service received a complaint about Rawes on Nov. 17. More than six weeks later, on Jan. 7, credit union security officers showed up at Rawes' home to pick up her keys to the credit union, her employee ID and any credit union documents.

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