A Parsons, Kansas, woman was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of embezzling more than $5 million from a credit union, according to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall.
Nita Rae Nirschl, 64, Parsons, Kansas, was 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, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
The indictment alleges the crimes took place while Nirschl worked for the Parsons Pittsburg Credit Union based in Parsons. The credit union was declared insolvent and liquidated, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
After an audit that found the credit union was insolvent, the credit union was placed in conservatorship and ultimately liquidated in March 2014, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Based on information from the audit, from 2010 to December 2014, Nirschl is accused of embezzling more than $5 million from the credit union, the U.S. attorney’s office stated.
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.
Nirschl faces up to 55 years in prison, as well as penalties and fines of more than $2 million on the various charges.