OCC Announces 13 New Enforcement Actions and Three Terminations

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 13 new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and three 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/enforce.htm.

Civil Money Penalties, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

Illinois

2003-111 AMCORE Bank, N.A., Rockford 09/16/03

New York

2003-112 Sam Chung, Broadway National Bank, New York 09/22/03

2003-113 Daniel Cardone, Broadway National Bank, New York 09/22/03

Formal Agreements, By Consent

No. Bank/City Date

New York

2003-114 The Bath National Bank, Bath 09/04/03

2003-115 The National Bank of Geneva, Geneva 09/04/03

Personal Cease and Desist Orders, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

Kentucky

2003-116 Wallace Warfield, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington 04/01/03

2003-117 Elmer Whitaker, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington 04/01/03

2003-118 Jack Whitaker, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington 04/01/03

Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

Rhode Island

2003-119 Timothy Benson, Fleet National Bank, Providence 09/22/03

Restitutions, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

Kentucky

2003-116 Wallace Warfield, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington 04/01/03

2003-117 Elmer Whitaker, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington 04/01/03

2003-118 Jack Whitaker, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington 04/01/03

Rhode Island

2003-119 Timothy Benson, Fleet National Bank, Providence 09/22/03

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions

No. Type/Bank/City/Old EA# Date

Florida

2003-120 FA, Executive National Bank of Miami, Miami, (EA #2001-77) 09/18/03

2003-121 FA, First National Bank of Florida, Milton (EA #2001-56) 09/08/03

Pennsylvania

2003-110 FA, PNC Bank, National Association, Pittsburgh, (EA #2002-56) 09/26/03