Loan Processor Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges

BATON ROUGE, La. – A former loan processor for Ascension CU was convicted on charges she accepted $40,000 in bribes to prepare phony loan documents for $500,000 worth of loans.

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Chaundra Jones, 29, accepted the funds from 37 credit union members to help them prepare and submit loan applications that would pass muster with the credit union, according to a grand jury indictment.

Wednesday, Jones pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bribery. A sentencing hearing has not been scheduled.


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