A former credit union teller supervisor was sentenced to threeyears in prison this week for stealing $200,000 from the $1.1billion Greylock Federal Credit Union in Pittsfield, Mass, saidBerkshire District Attorney David F. Capless.

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Janine Shepard, 48, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to one count oflarceny and one count of making false entries into corporaterecords. She was sentenced Wednesday by Berkshire Superior CourtJudge John Agostini.

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Massachusetts state police detectives said Shepard stole themoney and attempted to cover it up between Jan. 1, 2010 and Feb.18, 2012.

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The Berkshire Eagle newspaper reported that Shepard hadbeen employed at Greylock FCU for 13 years, but she and anotherco-worker were fired shortly after the credit union discovered thecriminal activity and reported it to police. The incident promptedthe credit union to change its security procedures, according tothe newspaper.

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