PenFed Member Convicted In $202,000 Check Fraud

GUAM – A member of Pentagon FCU last week pleaded guilty to check fraud after he deposited a counterfeit $247,000 check into his PenFed account then used it to withdraw $202,090.

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Cris Manglona received a forged check in the mail drawn on a Wachovia bank account.  Manglona claimed the check was for an AFLAC insurance reimbursement for a death in the family but he never had any business dealings with AFLAC and was not entitled to the money.

He admitted to depositing the check into his PenFed account and then authorizing more than 90 transactions totaling $202,090.

He is scheduled to be sentenced in February.

 


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