Former credit union employee Julie Ann Turk was sentenced to two and half years in federal prison last week by a U.S. District Court judge in Allentown, Pa. for embezzling more than $600,000 from the $66.3 million Allentown Federal Credit Union.

Federal Judge Jeffrey Schmehl ordered Turk, 46, of Slatington, Pa. to pay $641,637 in restitution and serve five years of supervised release following her prison term.

In March 2018, she pleaded guilty to five felony counts of bank fraud, embezzlement and money laundering.

Federal prosecutors said Turk held several positions, including teller, Master Card coordinator, teller supervisor and general ledger coordinator at the Pennsylvania credit union, which gave her access to general ledger accounts and member accounts.

From January 2009 to April 2016, Turk created fake credit union fees, debited them from AFCU's general ledger account and then credited the fees to her personal credit union account or into member accounts that were dormant or had very little activity, according to court documents.

Turk also stole money from member accounts. She was able to conduct these transactions using her teller number and other co-workers' teller numbers and passwords, federal prosecutors said.

Court documents show Turk stole $159,023 from the credit union's general ledger account, $209,984 from AFCU member accounts and $272,630 from general ledger accounts that was passed through to various member accounts.

Some of the stolen funds were deposited into accounts of Turk's relatives.

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Former CU Employee Sentenced for Fraud, Embezzlement, Money Laundering

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