Former Branch Manager Allegedly Sets Fire in Safe to Conceal $300,000 Theft

Patty Lynn Mavrakis, 63, of Belle Vernon, Pa., will be arraigned in September on three felony charges.

By Peter Strozniak | August 16, 2021 at 05:00 PM

A former branch manager will be arraigned Sept. 1 on allegations that she started a fire in a safe of a Pennsylvania credit union branch to cover up her theft of more than $300,000 and then defrauded CUNA Mutual Group to pay an insurance claim for the stolen funds.

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