MOLOKAI, Hi.-A former teller for Molokai Community FCU pleaded guilty to embezzling $218,293 from the credit union by taking cash from tellers' drawers during a three-year period.
Daniel Mahiai covered up his conduct by making false entries in various credit union accounts to make it appear that customers were making withdrawals, authorities said. He also placed some accounts on "no-mail status," which the U.S. attorney's office said prevented the credit union from sending the members statements reflecting the withdrawals.
When a member made a transaction, prosecutors said, Mahiai made entries reflecting deposits in the amounts taken that falsely inflated the balances. The U.S. attorney's office said Mahiai's scheme began in January 2005 and ended in February 2008. Mahiai tried to replace $55,982 when his scheme was found out.
