WHEELING, W.V. — Kathleen Gramlich, the former manager of Ohio County Schools Public Credit Union who pleaded guilty to embezzlement, has been sentenced to one day in jail and ordered to pay a $100 fine and make restitution in the amount of $156,342.60.
Gramlich will serve the one day at the the U.S. Marshal’s holding facility in Wheeling, W.V., and then be on supervised release for five years. Gramlich also must participate in a mental health treatment program as directed by her probation officer.
Gramlich had earlier admitted to embezzling the funds from the credit union in order to pay personal debts.
Meanwhile, in Scottsbluff, Neb., a federal grand jury has indicted Christine Darley on six counts of bank fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska
The U.S. Attorney said Darley, 44, was responsible for losses of more than $200,000 while she was manager of the Panhandle Co-op Federal Credit Union.
The indictment alleges that Darley began taking funds in August 2010, and continued to do so through June 2012. The charging document contends Darley started with a $150,000 withdrawal in August 2010, followed by an improper $180,000 loan to herself in December.
Additional alleged improper loan advances totaling nearly $106,000 took place from June 2011 through February 2012. The Grand Jury indictment further says Darley falsified credit union records to cover up the money transfers.
If convicted, Darley faces as sentence of up to 30 years imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, and a five-year term of supervised release.