The NCUA issued prohibition orders Thursday to a group thatinclude three known industry names. As with most NCUA prohibitions,they are banned from participating in the affairs of any federallyinsured financial institution.

William Robert Liddle, a former lending officer at the $231million AEA FCU in Yuma, Ariz., was convicted of conspiracy, fraud,wire fraud and transactional money laundering. Liddle was sentencedto 15 years in prison, five years of supervised release and orderedto pay restitution in the amount of $25,389,425.

Liddle's involvement in a loan kickback scheme that producedmore than $25 million worth of fraudulent business loanscontributed to significant losses in the credit union's loanportfolio. The NCUA placed AEA into conservatorship in December 2010.

Paul A. Amato, former vice president of finance for Medical AreaFCU in Brookline, Mass., consented to the issuance of a prohibitionorder to avoid the time, cost and expense of administrativelitigation. Amato said he is currently employed at the Lombard,Ill.-based data and strategic planning firm Raddon Financial Group.

The $74 million Medical Area FCU merged with the $782 million RTNFCU last year. According toRTN's website, the credit unions merged data and systems effectiveDec. 2, 2012.

Joseph J. Cicione III, former CEO of Alliance Blackstone ValleyFederal Credit Union in Pawtucket, R.I., consented to the issuanceof a prohibition order to avoid the time, cost and expense ofadministrative litigation. The $42 Alliance Blackstone receivedNCUA approval to merge with the $45.5 million Blackstone River FCUin June 2011. However, due to losses at Alliance Blackstone, that merger did notoccur.

According to NCUA financial performance reports, as of Dec. 31,Alliance Blackstone was undercapitalized with 6.80% net worth, buthas sharply improved its financial position from one year prior,when it closed out 2011 with only 4.37% net worth.