Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Indictment: Parsons woman embezzled $5 million plus from credit union

(From the Department of Justice)

A Parsons woman was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of embezzling more than $5 million from a credit union that was declared insolvent and liquidated, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Nita Rae Nirschl, 64, Parsons, Kan., is charged in an 81-count indictment including 22 counts of embezzlement, 37 counts of money laundering, 18 counts of interstate transportation of stolen property and four counts of attempting to evade taxes. The indictment alleges the crimes took place while Nirschl worked for the Parsons Pittsburg Credit Union based in Parsons.

Following an audit that found the credit union was insolvent, the credit union was placed in conservatorship and ultimately liquidated in March 2014. The audit revealed that from 2010 to December 2014 Nirschl embezzled more than $5 million from the credit union. The indictment alleges she deposited money stolen from the credit union into her personal accounts. She withdrew the funds as cash from ATMs at Harrah’s North Kansas City casino, the Buffalo Run casino in Miami, Okla., the Stables casino in Miami, Okla., the Downstream casino in Quapaw, Okla., Harrah’s News Orleans casino and Harrah’s Lake Tahoe casino.

Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:

Embezzlement by a credit union employee: Up to 30 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million on each count.

Money laundering: Up to 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.

Interstate transportation of stolen property: Up to 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.

Attempt to evade taxes: Up to five years and a fine up to $100,000.



The FBI and the Internal Revenue Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.

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