Date: 01-16-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Patty Lynn Mavrakis

Case Number: 2:21-cr-00335

Judge: Marilyn J. Horan

Court: The United States Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Pittsburgh

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Patty Lynn Mavrakis was a Branch Manager for Valley 1st Community Federal Credit Union and, in September 2016, she embezzled $399,230.00 from the credit union. In order to conceal the theft, she intentionally started a fire in the credit union’s safe and claimed a faulty wire caused the fire and destroyed the missing currency. In the days following the fire, she made a fraudulent insurance claim on behalf of the credit union for the missing currency.

She further made numerous false statements to law enforcement as they investigated the embezzlement and fire. Finally, the court was advised that Mavrakis likely used the embezzled funds on gambling, as she lost approximately four times her annual salary in the months following the embezzlement and fire.

Assistant United States Attorney Lee J. Karl prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Olshan commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Mavrakis.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 30 months in prison and 1 year of supervised release30 Months in Prison

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