Former Maryland CU Assistant Branch Manager Sentenced

For stealing nearly $340,000 from a member's account, Valerie Hughes serves one day in jail and will serve 18 months home confinement.

By Peter Strozniak | June 08, 2022 at 03:43 PM

U.S. District Court Judge Paul W. Grimm in Greenbelt, Md., sentenced a former credit union assistant branch manager to one day in jail and 18 months of home confinement on Tuesday for her role in a fraudulent scheme to steal nearly $340,000 from a member's account.

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