SAN JOSE – A former lending manager at a Wells Fargo bank branch in San Jose has pleaded guilty to four counts of defrauding the bank and two counts of theft by a bank officer.

Sharon Lynn Shaw, 67, of San Jose, entered the guilty plea to all six counts in a 2014 indictment before U.S. District Judge Beth Freeman in San Jose on Tuesday.

Shaw will be sentenced by Freeman on May 19. The convictions each carry a maximum possible sentence of 30 years in prison.

U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag said Shaw admitted during her guilty plea to submitting and approving fraudulent loan applications by using her parents’ names, Social Security numbers and other identification information.

Shaw admitted converting loan proceeds to her own personal use, including paying off the mortgage on her house, Haag said. Authorities did not disclose the amounts of the loans.

Shaw also admitted embezzling from the bank by using her parents’ identification information to obtain a $12,800 line of credit advance in January 2010 and a $20,000 line of credit advance the following month, Haag said.

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