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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (May 31, 2013) – The National Credit Union Administration has issued orders prohibiting the following individuals from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution:

• Jamie Askew, a former employee of St. Louis Community Credit Union in St Louis, Mo., pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzlement from a credit union. Askew was to sentenced time served, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $104,785.97.
• Stacy Attisano, a former employee of Lawrence County School Employees’ Federal Credit Union in New Castle, Pa., pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzlement from an institution insured by NCUA. Attisano was sentenced to 30 months in prison, three years supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $259,847.
• Krista Marie Cousino, a former employee of St. Patrick Carleton Federal Credit Union in Carleton, Mich., pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzlement in a credit union. Cousino was sentenced to 270 days in prison, five years of probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $160,000.
• Kerry Higashi, a former employee of Kauai Teachers Federal Credit Union in Lihue, Hawaii, was found guilty of embezzlement from a federal credit union. Higashi was sentenced to one month in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $44,043.82.
• Christopher Langley, a former employee of Eastern New York Federal Credit Union in Napanoch, N.Y., consented to the issuance of a prohibition order to avoid the time, cost and expense of administrative litigation.
• Halina Mielczarek, a former employee of United Nations Federal Credit Union in Long Island City, N.Y., was found guilty of receipt of stolen money. Mielczarek was sentenced to five months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $87,665.96.

NCUA enforcement orders are available online at http://go.usa.gov/4ReQ and for inspection at NCUA’s Office of General Counsel between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may order copies may by mail from NCUA, 1775 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3428.

NCUA also makes available links to the enforcement actions of other federal regulators against other institutions or their affiliated parties at http://go.usa.gov/gFP5.

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