Naomi Odell v. Wallingford Municipal Federal Credit Union: It's about to get expensive for a Wallingford credit union that took a woman's social security disability check to settle an old debt.

A state court judge has ruled that the taking of Middletown resident Naomi Odell's $13,800 social security disability check by Wallingford Municipal Federal Credit Union amounted to a theft and awarded the woman more than $200,000 in damages.