A former employee of an Alabama credit union was charged with allegedly stealing $31,980 from 66 member accounts, according to court records.

The $3.6 billion Redstone Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., discovered the unauthorized transactions as part of routine monitoring, according to a prepared statement issued by the cooperative.

Cheryl Lea McClendon, 35, a former Redstone FCU employee, was arrested Dec. 5 and charged with first-degree theft of property, according to the Madison County Sheriff Department's website.

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