A financial adviser already under investigation by a Louisianacredit union for suspicious check deposits has been charged withmaking illegal withdrawals from a client's retirement account.

John Larry Gathright of West Monroe, La. has been charged withmoney laundering involving the alleged theft of more than $1million from 11 of his clients, according to The News Star.

In the Sept. 14 arrest warrant, a man said Gathright held thepower of attorney for his 75-year-old mother. He said more than$200,000 had allegedly been taken from her retirement accountbetween July 2010 and March 2011. The cashier checks for Gathrightwere made out to Merrill Lynch, the publication reported.

The $138 million Ouachita Valley Credit Union in West Monroesaid Gathright had already been investigated for allegedlydepositing suspicious third-party checks that started showing up onJune 1, the article read.

According to the arrest warrant, Gathright allegedly spent largesums of money on international hunting trips, hunting gear andwatercraft.

Gathright was arrested and charged with two counts of bankfraud, one count of money laundering, five counts of felony theft,five counts of forgery and one count of theft of assets fromanother person, the publication said.