Kathryn Sue Simmerman, the former manager of the $16.3 millionShoreline Federal Credit Union, admitted in U.S. District Court inGrand Rapids, Mich. Wednesday that she stole nearly $2 million over13 years by taking cash from the vault and concealing it in her purse.

In a plea deal, Simmerman agreed to plead guilty to embezzlement and structuring transactions to evade reportingrequirements.

Although the former manager of the Norton Shores, Mich.-basedcooperative faces up to 30 years in prison, Simmerman is expectedto receive a reduced sentence if she complies with all conditionsin the plea deal filed in federal court Wednesday.

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