PARSONS, Kan.–The indicted former manager of the defunct Parsons Pittsburgh Credit Union has received a new trial date.
Nita Rae Nirschl, 64, was to be tried in September in U.S. District Court for alleged embezzlement and money laundering. Her attorney, Chrystal L. Krier, requested a delay in May and U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Marten agreed to reschedule the trial on Sept. 12, the Parson Sun reported.
In July, attorneys pushed the trial and hearing dates back some more. Pretrial motions are to be filed by Oct. 2 and a status conference will take place Nov. 1. The new date for the jury trial will be Nov. 14 in Wichita, Kans., the Sun reported.
As CUToday.info reported, the former manager of Parsons Pittsburg CU in Kansas has been charged with embezzling more than $5 million from the institution.
The alleged embezzlement is the primary reason the credit union was declared insolvent and liquidated.
According to prosecutors, the 81-count federal grand jury indictment alleges that from 2010 to December 2014, Nirschl stole more than $5 million from the Parsons Pittsburg Credit Union.
The stolen money was allegedly deposited in her personal bank accounts. Nirschl allegedly laundered the money by withdrawing the cash from ATMs at casinos in Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Nevada, according to the indictment.