Fraud & Enforcement

One of the ex-CEOs, a pastor, is released early from prison and has not made full restitution.

Federal judge also orders Alan Kaufman to pay $2 million in restitution to the NCUA and pay a $30,000 fine.

The criminals also kidnap bank employees and steal more than $180,000 from branches.

Pamela Conley will be sentenced in March on 24 counts of bank fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft.

Samuel Scott, 71, allegedly robs a Tennessee Navy Federal branch and has a long criminal history dating back to the 1980s.

The demise of Community Owned FCU began in 2019 when it met Vincent Terry, who is now asserting his Fifth Amendment rights.