NCUA Issues Prohibition Notices

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Dec. 30, 2016) – The National Credit Union Administration in December issued five notices of prohibition to individuals who have been convicted of crimes of dishonesty and, as a result, are prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

• Linda Lee Clark, a former employee of SCICAP Credit Union in Chariton, Iowa, pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzlement. Clark was sentenced to more than six years in prison, five years’ supervised release and was ordered to pay nearly $2.5 million in restitution.
• Maria Guadalupe Hernandez, a former employee of El Paso’s Federal Credit Union in El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty to the charges of bank and wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud. Hernandez was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison, five years’ supervised release and was ordered to pay more than $18.3 million in restitution.
• Pamela Mallory, a former employee of 360 Federal Credit Union in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, pleaded guilty the charge embezzlement. Mallory was sentenced to 21 months in prison, five years’ supervised release and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $840,378.28.
• Hilda Simental Mendoza, a former employee of El Paso’s Federal Credit Union in El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty to the charges of bank and wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud. Mendoza was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, five years’ supervised release and was ordered to pay more than $18.3 million in restitution.
• Linda Reynolds-Sienkiewicz, also known as Linda F. Reynolds, a former employee of Pinellas Federal Credit Union in Largo, Florida, pleaded guilty to the charge of receiving a bribe. Sienkiewicz was sentenced to time served and two years’ supervised release.

Prohibition and administrative orders are searchable by name, institution, city, state and year at http://go.usa.gov/gFP5 (opens new window). The webpage also provides links to the enforcement actions of federal banking agencies against other institutions or their affiliated parties.

You may view NCUA enforcement orders online or inspect them at NCUA’s Office of General Counsel between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. You also may order copies by mail from NCUA at 1775 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3428.

Violation of a prohibition order is a felony offense punishable by imprisonment and a fine of up to $1 million.