News Release 2004-33 | April 28, 2004

OCC Announces 16 New Enforcement Actions and Four Terminations

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 16 new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and four 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, Public Information 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 Interpretations and Actions. Subscriptions to that publication are available from the OCC's Communications Division.

The OCC also maintains a searchable database of all public enforcement actions taken since August 1989 on its Internet Website located at http://www.occ.treas.gov/enforce/enf_search.htm.

Cease and Desist, By Consent
No.	Bank/City	Date
Minnesota
2004-16 (AMENDED)	The Lake Bank, National Association, Two Harbors	03/15/04
New York
2004-17	New York National Bank, Bronx	02/18/04

Civil Money Penalties, By Consent
No.	Individual/Bank/City	Date
Florida
2004-18	Adolfo Martinez, Hamilton Bank, N.A. (closed), Miami	03/17/04
Illinois
2004-19	Bernard P. Kenneally, (former President of Cashgate, Inc., former independent contractor), National State Bank of Metropolis, Metropolis	04/02/04
Texas
2004-20	William R. Henderson, First National Bank of O'Donnell, O'Donnell	03/25/04
2004-21	Mickey Hughes, First National Bank of O'Donnell, O'Donnell	03/25/04

Formal Agreements, By Consent
No.	Bank/City	Date
District of Columbia
2004-22 (AMENDMENT)	Industrial Bank, N.A., Washington	03/22/04
Minnesota
2004-23	Centennial National Bank, Walker	02/03/04

Personal Cease and Desist Orders, By Consent
No.	Individual/Bank/City	Date
Florida
2004-18	Adolfo Martinez, Hamilton Bank, N.A. (closed), Miami	03/17/04
Illinois
2004-19	Bernard P. Kenneally, (former President of Cashgate, Inc., former independent contractor), National State Bank of Metropolis, Metropolis	04/02/04
North Carolina
2004-24	Yvonnya Leann Richburg, Wachovia Bank, N.A., Charlotte	03/22/04
Utah
2004-25	Kimberly J. Barrett, First Security Bank, N.A. (Crossland Mortgage Company), Salt Lake City	03/04/04

Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent
No.	Individual/Bank/City	Date
California
2004-26	Aja Simone Maxwell, Bank of America, NA, Los Angeles	03/15/04
New York
2004-27	Ezequiel Edmond Nasser, Excel Bank, N.A., New York	02/20/04
Oklahoma
2004-28	Evelyn Sheets, McCurtain County National Bank, Broken Bow	03/25/04

Restitutions, By Consent
No.	Individual/Bank/City	Date
California
2004-26	Aja Simone Maxwell, Bank of America, NA, Los Angeles	03/15/04

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions
No.	Type/Bank/City/Old EA#	Date
Arizona
2004-29	CO, Union Bank, N.A., Gilbert, (EA #2002-88)	02/24/04
Illinois
2004-30	FA, Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Nashville, Nashville, (EA #2003-5)	03/09/04
Minnesota
2004-16	CO, The Lake Bank, National Association, Minnesota (EA #2003-27)	03/15/04
New York
2004-31	FA, Ballston Spa National Bank, Ballston Spa, (EA #2001-114)	03/15/2004

Media Contact

Robert M. Garsson
(202) 874-5770

Topic(s):

Enforcement Actions