WILKES-BARRE, Penn.—Retired Wilkes-Barre police officer Tino Ninotti has reached a plea deal in a fraud case related to Wilkes-Barre City Employees Federal Credit Union fraud case, according to court officials.
Documents filed with the court include an agreement in which Ninotti will plead guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, a charge with a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1-million fine. Prosecutors agreed to recommend a reduced sentence if Ninotti accepts responsibility for the crime, but the agreement does not specify a recommended sentence. In exchange for Ninotti’s cooperation, prosecutors will not pursue further charges against him in the case, the agreement says.
Ninotti was charged with fraud along with several other people, including former city towing contractor Leo A. Glodzik III, credit union member Jeffrey Serafin and former CU assistant manager Amanda Magda, in an scheme prosecutors said sought “to obtain moneys, funds, credits, assets, securities and other property” of the credit union under false pretenses by “unlawfully using the name of another individual to obtain a loan from the credit union for $10,000.”