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News Release 2001-16 | February 15, 2001

OCC Announces Nine New Enforcement Actions

WASHINGTON, DC — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced nine new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks.

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/enforce.htm.

Formal Agreements, by Consent
No. Bank/City Date
California
2001-03 First National Bank, San Diego 01/18/01
Amended Formal Agreements, by Consent
No. Bank/City Date
Texas
2000-127 Rio National Bank, McAllen 09/21/00
Civil Money Penalties, by Consent
No. Individual/Bank/City Date
Alabama
2001-04 Leewood W. Avary, Citizens National Bank, Valley 01/02/01
Minnesota
2001-05 Michael Bianco, The First National Bank of Cass, Lake 01/26/01
Oklahoma
2001-06 Sidney R. Carey, MetroBank, N.A., Oklahoma City 01/17/01
Removals / Prohibitions, by Consent
No. Individual/Bank/City Date
California
2001-08 Danielle J. Kealiher, Union Bank of California, San Diego 02/01/01
2001-09 Dameon Thomas, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco 01/19/01
Florida
2000-128 Kaye G. Hill, Barnett Bank, N.A., Jacksonville 12/13/00
2001-07 Courtney Leigh Miller, Barnett Bank, N.A., Jacksonville 01/29/01
Restitutions, by Consent
No. Individual/Bank/City Date
California
2001-08 Danielle J. Kealiher, Union Bank of California, San Diego 02/01/01
2001-09 Dameon Thomas, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco 01/19/01
Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions
No. Bank/City/Old EA# Date
North Dakota
2001-10 The First National Bank of McClusky, McClusky, (EA #98-15) 01/04/01
Texas
2001-11 National Bank and Trust, LaGrange, (EA #2000-17) 02/06/01
2000-129 Northeast National Bank, Mesquite, (EA #98-35) 10/18/00

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