ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NCUA has issued four new prohibition orders and two notices of prohibition, including against one person whose actions are blamed for the shuttering of six small credit unions.
The orders ban the individuals from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.
Prohibition orders were issued to:
- Veronica Mauga, a former employee of Hawaii Central FCU in Honolulu, who agreed and consented to the issuance of a prohibition order and agreed to comply with all its terms to settle and resolve the NCUA Board’s claim against her.
- Gabriela Bibriesca, a former employee of Santa Cruz Community Credit Union in California, who agreed and consented to the issuance of a prohibition order and agreed to comply with all its terms to settle and resolve the NCUA Board’s claim against him.
- Cristal Santiago, a former employee of North Jersey FCU in Totowa, N.J., who agreed and consented to the issuance of a prohibition order and agreed to comply with all its terms to settle and resolve the NCUA Board’s claim against her.
- Clarissa Johnson, a former employee of Northland Area FCU in West Branch, Mich., who agreed and consented to the issuance of a prohibition order and agreed to comply with all its terms to settle and resolve the NCUA Board’s claim against her.
Notices of Prohibition
Issued Notices of Prohibition were:
- Joan P. Brown, an institution affiliated party, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, on charges of theft, embezzlement, abstraction of funds by credit union agent, and false credit entries in credit union records in connection with her employment at Service Center for Credit Unions, Inc. As CUToday.info reported here in 2016, Brown provided management services to six small credit unions, all of which were liquidated by NCUA. Brown, 80, of Bristol, Penn. was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison, five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,016,900 in restitution by United States District Judge Joshua Wolson for the scheme.
- Angela Domingo, a former employee of CU Hawaii FCU, Hilo, Hawaii, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, on charges of embezzlement and misapplication by a credit union employee in connection with her employment at the credit union.
About the Orders
NCUA noted its administrative orders are formal enforcement orders issued by the NCUA pursuant to Section 206 of the Federal Credit Union Act. Generally, NCUA said it issues administrative orders when it finds that a credit union or persons affiliated with a credit union have violated a law, rule or regulation, breached a fiduciary duty, or engaged in an unsafe or unsound practice.