ALEXANDRIA, Va. (August 31, 2021) – The National Credit Union Administration issued four prohibition orders and two notices of prohibition in August. These individuals are prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.
Prohibition Orders:
- Veronica Mauga, a former employee of Hawaii Central Federal Credit Union, Honolulu, Hawaii, 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, Santa Cruz, California, 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 Federal Credit Union, Totowa, New Jersey, 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 Federal Credit Union, West Branch, Michigan, 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:
- 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.
- Angela Domingo, a former employee of CU Hawaii Federal Credit Union, 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.
Administrative orders are formal enforcement orders issued by the NCUA pursuant to Section 206 of the Federal Credit Union Act. Generally, the NCUA 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.
The three most common orders issued by the NCUA include:
- An Order to Cease and Desist, which requires a party to take action (or refrain from taking action), including making restitution;
- An Order or Notice of Prohibition, which prohibits a party from ever working for a federally insured financial institution; and
- An Order Assessing Civil Money Penalties.
Prohibition and administrative orders are searchable by name, institution, city, state, and year at the NCUA’s Administrative Orders webpage. The webpage also provides links to the federal enforcement actions of federal banking agencies against other institutions or their affiliated parties.
The public may view NCUA enforcement orders online or the public may order copies by mail from the NCUA at 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3428.