AUSTIN, Texas–A former teller at A+ FCU has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for embezzlement.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Tracy Mikulencak, 44, embezzled more than $300,000 from the credit union, including approximately $144,000 from her teller drawer and the vault while working at A+ Federal Credit Union.
A+ auditors also revealed that Mikulencak made unauthorized withdrawals from member accounts, including a deceased account holder, the Attorney’s Office stated.
In all, Mikulencak embezzled a total of $325,708 from the credit union.
‘Excellent Work’
“The excellent investigative work by our partners at the FBI and the Georgetown Police Department unraveled a scheme by a trusted credit union employee to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the credit union and its members,” U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas told KXAN in a statement.
Mikulencak was also ordered to pay $302,668 in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.
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