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Dianne Richardson, 70, of Logan, W. Va., will begin her 21-month federal prison sentence in July for embezzling more than $200,000 over five and a half years from the $209 million Pioneer West Virginia Federal Credit Union.

U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin in Charleston, W. Va., sentenced Richardson Thursday. She was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release following her prison term and pay restitution of $222,000, according to the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of West Virginia.

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