ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NCUA has issued one consent and two prohibition notices in June.
The individuals named in the actions are permanently prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured depository institution.
Issued the consent order was:
- Tracy Mikulencak, a former employee of A+ FCU in Austin, Texas, 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. In January of this year, Mikulencak was sentenced to 41 months in prison for embezzlement by a credit union employee. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, Mikulencak, 44, embezzled approximately $144,000 from her teller drawer and the vault while working at A+ FCU, and had also made unauthorized withdrawals from member accounts, including a deceased account holder. In total, Mikulencak embezzled $325,708 from the credit union. In addition to her imprisonment, Mikulencak was also ordered to pay $302,668 in restitution.
Notices of Prohibition
Issued notices of prohibition were:
- Phillip Brian Topping, the former manager of New Pilgrim FCU in Birmingham, Ala., was convicted in United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, on one count of theft and embezzlement in connection with his employment at the credit union. In March of 2023, U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor sentenced Topping, 42, to 42 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Topping pleaded guilty to the charge in October 2022. According to the plea agreement and in information provided during the sentencing hearing, Topping embezzled approximately $268,000 from NPFCU over a period of five years. Topping took these funds from the NPFCU ATM and a teller cash drawer. Topping would also create fictitious expenses of various items to different general ledger accounts to cover shortfalls, prosecutors said. Topping then used these funds for his personal benefit.
- Javier DeJesus Narciso, a former employee of Merced School Employees FCU in Merced, Calif., was convicted in California Superior Court, Merced County, on one count of grand theft and embezzlement in connection with his employee at the credit union.