A former Lawrence credit union manager pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling more than $93,500 and allowing a teller to steal more than $81,000 from the credit union.

The manager, Karolyn J. Stattelman, 42, of Topeka, pleaded guilty to one count of theft from a credit union, which took place while she managed the Jayhawk Federal Credit Union at 2901 Lakeview Road, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s office said in a news release.

To conceal the theft, Stattelman manipulated credit union accounts for money orders, share drafts, ATM and returned checks, Grissom’s office said.

Stattleman also allowed co-defendant and former teller Christi Marie Hout, 38, of Lawrence, to write checks on Hout’s personal and business accounts when she did not have sufficient funds to cover them.

Hout pleaded guilty to embezzlement last Tuesday. She was accused of committing the crime between July 2010 and May 2013. She said she used credit union funds to pay for her own expenses and knew Stattelman was covering up the thefts.

On April 1, Wichita-based Mid American Credit Union took over Jayhawk Federal and changed its name.

Mid American president and CEO Jim Holt said none of the Jayhawk Federal problems resulted in any credit union members losing deposits. The National Credit Union Administration insured Jayhawk Federal.

“I think there were some questions of safety and security when it was first discovered,” Holt said. “But anybody who wanted their money got their money.”?

In October, the Journal-World reported some customers of the credit union Stattelman previously managed were having trouble accessing their accounts and were concerned by the credit union’s unexpected closing for an extended period of time.

Mid American Credit Union’s Lawrence branch manager Travis Colibert said the operational issues had to do with a turnover in leadership after Stattleman was removed from her position. A notice dated Sept. 16 on the Jayhawk Federal website said the credit union was operating under shortened hours and would return to normal hours once a manager was hired.

“When Karolyn and Christi were let go, they had to find someone to come in,” Colibert said. “I think they had to close for a couple days to get people up to speed.”

The two women each face a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentencing will be set later.