A retired police officer and office manager of the merged Portland Maine Police Department Federal Credit Union was sentenced Monday to 12 months and one day in prison for embezzlement and falsifying NCUA Call Reports.

U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Torresen in Portland also ordered John C. Barry, 69, to pay $533,791 in restitution and to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term.

Between 2009 and December 2013, Barry embezzled from credit union accounts by transferring funds into accounts for him and his family members. They used the stolen funds to pay for personal expenses, according to court documents. 

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