RICHMOND, Ind. – A former teller for Health Care Professionals FCU confessed to stealing $185,000 from member accounts and is expected to be sentenced to prison next week.
Renee Pennington, who worked as a teller at the credit union from 1997 to 2007, has agreed to plead guilty to charges of embezzlement. The scheme was uncovered in December 2006 during an internal audit.
Credit union officials emphasized that no member lost any funds from the theft.
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