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U.S. District Court Judge Paul W. Grimm in Greenbelt, Md., sentenced a former credit union assistant branch manager to one day in jail and 18 months of home confinement on Tuesday for her role in a fraudulent scheme to steal nearly $340,000 from a member's account.

Judge Grimm also ordered Valerie Hughes to pay $390,000 in restitution and to three years of supervised release following her home confinement, according to court records.

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