Tag: Credit Union
Fake Robbery, Real Crime: Credit Union Worker Gets Prison
SCRANTON, PA – Nicole Hilstolsky, 48, of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, will spend the next eight months in federal prison after admitting she staged an armed robbery to conceal her theft of over $16,000 from the now-defunct WOD Federal Credit Union. The scheme, concocted in October 2018, crumbled under investigation, leading to a guilty plea in December…
Anchorage Credit Union Hit: Man Nabbed in Robbery Spree
Anchorage Man Arrested for Robbing Local Credit Union. Etuale Ioane charged for stealing over $3,400, threatening employees, and claiming to be armed. Ongoing investigation by FBI and Anchorage Police Department.
Fake Robbery, Real Theft: 8 Months for CU Crook
⏱ 2 min read Nicole Hilstolsky, 48, of Swoyersville, PA, walked into federal court in Scranton today and got 8 months in prison for a pathetic scheme. Back on October 15, 2018, she didn’t just steal $16,247 from the now-defunct WOD Federal Credit Union – she tried to pin it on masked gunmen. The attempt…
Inside Job: Credit Union Worker Jailed
⏱ 2 min read Nicole Hilstolsky, 48, of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, is trading her street clothes for an orange jumpsuit after a federal judge sentenced her to eight months in prison for a brazen scheme at the now-defunct WOD Federal Credit Union. Back on October 15, 2018, Hilstolsky didn’t wait for a robbery – she orchestrated…
Fake Robbery, Real Theft: 8 Months in Fed Pen
⏱ 2 min read Nicole Hilstolsky, 48, of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, is trading her freedom for eight months in a federal lockup. The reason? A bogus armed robbery she staged back in October 2018 to mask her theft of $16,247 from the WOD Federal Credit Union. Senior U.S. District Judge Robert D. Mariani dropped the hammer…
Fake Robbery, Real Time: CU Thief Sentenced
⏱ 2 min read Nicole Hilstolsky, 48, of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, is headed to federal prison for eight months. She didn’t need a gun or a mask, just a lie. Back on October 15, 2018, Hilstolsky, then an employee of the now-defunct WOD Federal Credit Union, lifted $16,247 from the teller and safe, then dialed 911…
