In U.S. District Court in Topeka, Kan., former credit union manager Karolyn J. Stattelman pleaded guilty Tuesday to theft of credit union funds, admitting she embezzled $93,500.
Stattelman, 42, of Topeka, manipulated accounts at the merged $1.5 million Jayhawk FCU in Lawrence for money orders, share drafts, ATM and returned checks to conceal her theft, according to federal prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Topeka.
Earlier this year, because of Jayhawk FCU's poor financial condition, the NCUA approved the cooperative's consolidation with the $226 million Mid American Credit Union in Wichita.
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