Former CU Branch Manager Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison

Patty Lynn Mavrakis refuses to take responsibility for embezzling nearly $400,000 from Valley 1st FCU and claims she accidentally burned the cash.

By Peter Strozniak | December 04, 2023 at 05:14 PM

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A former branch manager, who refused to accept responsibility for embezzling nearly $400,000 from the credit union's vault and claimed she accidentally burned the cash in her backyard fire pit, was sentenced on Friday to two and a half years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Pittsburgh.

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