NR 99-77 Amended FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Frank D. Vance, Jr. (202) 874-4700 September 22, 1999 OCC ANNOUNCES NINE NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WASHINGTON, DC --The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced eight new enforcement actions taken against bankers and national banks. The actions released today include two formal agreements, two cease and desist orders, one personal cease and desist order, three civil money penalties, and one removal. 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 Web site located at http://www.occ.treas.gov/enforce.htm. FORMAL AGREEMENT, BY CONSENT No. Bank/City Date Florida 99-53 First National Bank of Crestview, Crestview8/13/99 99-54 Eastern National Bank, Miami 8/11/99 CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS, BY CONSENT No. Individual/Bank/City Date Kansas 99-55 Sunflower Bank, N.A., Salina 8/10/99 West Virginia 99-57 Belmont National Bank, Wheeling 8/3/99 PERSONAL CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, BY CONSENT No. Bank/City Date New York 99-56 Richard Perricone, formerly employed by National Australia Bank, New York 7/26/99 CIVIL MONEY PENALTY, BY CONSENT No. Individual/Bank/City Date Illinois 99-58 Michael P. Traba, The First National Bank of Chicago, Chicago 5/1/99 Kansas 99-55 Sunflower Bank, N.A., Salina 8/10/99 Oklahoma 99-59 Douglas Stuart, Jr., First National Bank in Pawhuska, Pawhuska 4/13/99 REMOVAL, BY CONSENT No. Individual/Bank/City Date New York 99-60 Carlos Gomez, Citibank, N.A., New York 6/8/99 # # # The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,400 national banks and 60 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States, accounting for 58 percent of the nation's banking assets. Its mission is to ensure a safe, sound and competitive national banking system that supports the citizens, communities and economy of the United States.