WILKES-BARRE, Penn.—Amanda Magda, former assistant manager of Wilkes-Barre City Employees FCU here, has agreed to plead guilty for her role in defrauding the credit union.
Magda has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors and has agreed to provide the government with “information concerning the unlawful activities of others,” according to court documents filed Tuesday, the Citizens Voice reported. Magda will admit guilt to a charge of aiding and abetting bank fraud.
Magda and former Wilkes-Barre towing contractor Leo Glodzik had been scheduled to stand trial Monday, but the trial date was moved to next month because of ongoing plea talks.
After Magda’s plea deal, Glodzik is the last defendant whose case is not resolved out of the five people arrested in the CU fraud case.
In August, a federal grand jury indicted Glodzik and Magda, as well as former Wilkes-Barre police officers Tino Ninotti, 36, and Jason Anthony, 35, on bank fraud charges alleging the four conspired to defraud the credit union of thousands of dollars. A fifth defendant, Jeffrey Serafin, was arrested at the same time but was not connected to the other defendants.
Ninotti and Anthony have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing. Serafin pleaded guilty and a judge sentenced him last month to time served.