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News Release 1997-17 | February 14, 1997

OCC Announces Six New Enforcement Actions and Two Terminations

WASHINGTON, DC — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced eight enforcement actions taken against national banks. The seven actions released today include: one cease and desist order, three civil money penalties, two removals/prohibition and two terminations of existing enforcement actions.

A list of enforcement actions previously disclosed and copies of the actual documents are available from the OCC's Communications Division by writing to: Comptroller of the Currency, Disclosure Room (1-5), Washington, DC 20219. Requests made by facsimile transmission should be sent to (202) 874-4448. Please include the identifying enforcement action number when placing an order. Enforcement actions are also listed monthly in OCC's Interpretations and Actions. Subscriptions to that publication are available from the OCC's Communications Division.

Civil Money Penalties, by Consent
No. Individual/Bank/City Date
California
97-1 Thomas Chuang, First Central Bank, N.A., Cerritos 01/09/97
97-2 Henry Lee, First Central Bank, N.A., Cerritos 01/09/97
97-3 Bernard H. Murphy, High Desert National Bank, Hesperia 01/23/97
Cease and Desist Order, by Consent
No. Individual/Bank/City Date
California
97-2 Henry Lee, First Central Bank, N.A., Cerritos 01/09/97
Removals/Prohibitions, by Consent
No. Individual/Bank/City Date
California
97-3 Bernard H. Murphy, High Desert National Bank, Hesperia 01/23/97
97-4 Eduardo Miranda, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco 01/15/97
Terminations of Enforcement Actions
No. Type/Bank/City/Old EA# Date
Florida
96-79 FA, Enterprise National Bank, North Palm Beach, (EA #93-116) 09/11/96
Washington
96-80 CO, The State National Bank of Garfield, Garfield, (EA #95-42) 09/11/96

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Lynnette Carter-Warren
(202) 874-4700