Former Credit Union Teller Sentenced for Embezzling from Customer Accounts

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2013-06-18

Virginia Mecham, 40, of Ammon, Idaho, was sentenced in federal court in Pocatello to two months in prison, followed by two months of home detention, for embezzlement by a credit union employee, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Mecham to serve three years of supervised release and pay restitution of $23,625. She pleaded guilty to an information on February 8, 2013.

According to the plea agreement, in August 2011, customers of Westmark Credit Union in Idaho Falls, Idaho, contacted the credit union to inquire about unauthorized withdrawals from their accounts. An examination of the questionable transactions determined that they were all handled by Mecham, a credit union teller. During an interview with bank officials, Mecham admitted embezzling the money and admitted that she spent it on various personal expenses.

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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