FORMER GRETNA BANK MANAGER GUILTY OF BANK THEFT

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

NEW ORLEANS -United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that on July 30, 2026, ALEXA MARIE BRAUD, ("BRAUD"), age 34, of Gretna, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to bank theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(b). Sentencing is set for October 22, 2026.

According to the factual basis, on February 4, 2026,BRAUD, entered a credit union located in Gretna, Louisiana where she was a bank manager, and took $185,000 in United States currency. The deposits of the credit union are insured by the National Credit Union Administration.

BRAUDfaces a m...