Feds want jail for Connecticutt woman who embezzled $700K from Credit Union

Federal prosecutors say they're seeking a five-year prison sentence for a Connecticut bookkeeper who embezzled more than $700,000 from a credit union in Meriden where she worked.

Melissa Laliberte, 39, of Wallingford pleaded guilty in September in Hartford federal court to embezzlement and filing a false income tax return. She is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday.
Authorities say Laliberte took $743,768 from Meriden Franco-American Federal Credit Union, which was placed into liquidation last year.
Laliberte admitted she took cash from credit union members intended to pay down loan balances, made unauthorized withdrawals from their accounts, drew her salary several times a month and used member checks to pay her personal expenses.