On May 6, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Audrea Ann Jimenez, former secretary/bookkeeper of Carpenters Local 262 (located in San Jose, Calif.), pled guilty to one count of making a false entry in or willful concealment of books and records. On July 30, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Michael Kelly, former Secretary-Treasurer for the United Transportation Union (UTU) Local 586 (located in Crestline, Ohio), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $97,970.71. A former officer of the UAW was implicated in allegedly defrauding the FCA National Training Center for personal gain, along with other company officials and a few international reps. We will never tolerate this type of misconduct,. Its the same basic story over and over again. On November 17, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Ruth R. Olson, former Financial Secretary of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1225 (located in Marina, Calif.), was sentenced to four years probation, 200 hours community service, and ordered to pay $12,904.56 in restitution and a $25 special assessment. On June 11, 2009, in the Montgomery County (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas, Monica Smalls, former Treasurer of AFGE Local 2209 (located in Dayton, Ohio), was sentenced to five years probation, ordered to make full restitution in the amount of $3,790, and required to attend the Montgomery County Theft Counseling Program. The plea and sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District Office. Frequently, money goes to buy luxury items. Williams was sentenced to twelve months deferred probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $75, a fine of $1,000, and court costs of $194.00. If I would mail my dues to her, my receipt would come back with a little note saying she hoped all is good and maybe it had stickers on it. On January 30, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Grace Gaines, former Treasurer of American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 4973 (located in Philadelphia, Pa.), was sentenced to five years probation including six months home confinement with electronic monitoring, ordered to pay restitution in the amount $11,328.00 and a special assessment of $400.00.On October 24, 2008, Gaines pled guilty to a four count indictment for embezzlement of union funds in the same amount. Stephens allegedly received $52,000 in consulting payments, issued to himself and three other individuals, from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor's Voter Improvement Program from February 2004 through April 2005, and filed a false 2004 income tax return by not reporting $35,000 in "other income" related to the payments. On March 25, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tarris D. Dallas, former Financial Secretary-Treasurer of United Steelworkers Local 9-415 (located in Fernandina Beach, Fla.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of approximately $105,000.The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta District Office. On Jan. 25, a former secretary treasurer of the UAW Fox Valley Area Community Action Programin Oshkosh, Wis., was sentenced toprison and ordered to pay $30,020 in restitution for embezzlement. On August 27, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Terry Hacker, former Secretary-Treasurer of Hotel Employees Restaurant Employees (HERE) Local 12 (located in Cincinnati, Ohio), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $38,146. On May 18, 2009, in the 61st District Court of Kent County, Michigan, Kevin Welch, former Financial Secretary of Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 84-415 (located in Grand Rapids, Mich.), was sentenced to one year of incarceration (suspended), placed on probation for a period of one year, ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,759.55 and fined $25. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office. WebEmbezzlement was created by the English legislature, which designated specific persons who might be liable for the offense. This sentencing and restitution order sends a clear message that there are consequences for individuals who breach the trust placed in them to be good stewards of union funds.. Prior to his sentencing, Sargent paid restitution in the amount of $8,019.55. One financial analystrecalled working with a treasurer who was dyslexic and another who had trouble balancing his own checkbook. On June 15, 2009, Lei-Petersen pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $86,116. On October 22, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, an information was filed charging Timmy R. Peltier, former Secretary Treasurer of Independent Loomis Security Employees Union (located in Cudahy, Wis.), with making a false statement or representation of a material fact on the union's 2006 and 2007 annual financial reports. (located in Phoenix, Ariz.), pled guilty to one count of willful concealment and destruction of required union records. On On August 27, September 1, September 3, and September 29, 2009, Six former officials of Teamsters 743 (located in Chicago, Ill.) were sentenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in connection with their roles in rigging the unions 2004 officer election and its rerun. On September 25, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Fawne Lei-Petersen, former office manager of Painters Local 300 (located in Seattle, Wash.), was sentenced to 3 months in prison, 7 months of home confinement, and 36 months of supervised release. Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones pleaded guilty Wednesday to racketeering and embezzlement. Texas largest charter school network ousted two of its top leaders and is working with authorities after a forensic review revealed some administrators used school Margaritis had previously made a restitution payment in the amount $12,000. Owens then pled guilty to the charge and was sentenced to sixty days probated for twenty-four months on the condition that he make restitution of $200.00 and pay $153.00 in fines and court costs by February 3, 2010. When it comes to cases regarding embezzlement in unions, there is no shortage of high profile cases to use as examples. On August 13, 2009, in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, LaRose Elsezy, former administrative assistant and bookkeeper of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1923 (located in Baltimore, Md. On April 7, 2009, Elsezy was indicted on one count of theft within a special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States and one count of aiding and abetting. On October 19, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Harold C. Ullum, former Vice-President and West Virginia District Manager of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters, Ind., West Virginia District (located in Parkersburg, W.Va.), was sentenced to six months home detention, five years probation, and payment of a $20,000 fine plus a $100 special assessment. It should be a daily concern for business owners, said Amy Buben, a certified fraud examiner with Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants, which works with the Michigan Small Business Association. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco District Office and the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. On August 21, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Thomas Pokrywczynski, former Treasurer of the Transit Unions New York State Legislative Conference Board and former Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Transit Union Local 1342 (located in Buffalo, N.Y.), was charged with embezzling $277,548.72 from the two labor organizations between January 2002 and March 2008. She is UA family to us and we want her to remain as Headmaster leading our school as she has been monumental in all UA has achieved over the last several years. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office. On June 17, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Fawne Lei-Petersen, former office manager of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) Local 300 (located in Seattle, Wash.), was charged with, embezzling, stealing and unlawfully converting to her own personal use moneys of a labor organization in the amount of $86,118. Acosta is accused ofpermittingineligible participants to remain on the union's health care plan. On October 9, 2008, Bruno was charged with embezzling union funds, between March 2004 and March 2006, in the same amount. On June 24, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Jeanne R. Brophy, former office manager of Iron Workers Local 379 (located in Lafayette, Ind.) There have been 300 unions that have discovered theft in the past two years. On October 2, 2009, in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Monica Peaslee, former office manager of Teamsters Local 533 (located in Reno, Nev.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $13,156. On November 18, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, John A. Mannenga, former Recording Secretary-Treasurer of Railroad Signalmen Local 98 (located in Norwalk, Iowa) was charged with one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $14,042 and two counts of filing false reports with the Department of Labor. The stipulation settles a lawsuitthat the Department filed against Local 3 seeking to void the August 29, 2008 rerun election, supervised by OLMS, for the offices of two union-wide Business Agent positions.Local 3eliminated the Business Agent position that represented employees at Entenmann's Bakery thereby, according to OLMS' investigative findings, denying Entenmann's members the opportunity to run for and vote for any business agent position. The sentencing follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Denver District Office and the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office. On June 17, 2009, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Shawn Clark, former Business Agent of Carpenters Local 455 (located in Somerville, N.J.), was indicted on sixteen counts of embezzling union funds in excess of $85,000 and conspiracy to improperly spend union funds for his own personal use and the use of others during the approximate period of December 2000 through December 2007. In the Fiat Chrysler case in Detroit, money provided by auto companies for worker training was embezzled in 2009-15 by men who were supposed to be working together to negotiate a labor contract rather than divvying up hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal gifts. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 23. Many in the public perceivelabor unions to besynonymous with corruption. We wish Dr. Walters the very best of luck and thank her for her many years of service to Union Academy, a statement from the Board Chair read. On June 10, 2009, Woods had pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $10,988.86 and one count of falsifying union records. Scenarios range from a toy worker receiving kickbacks to influence an employee benefit plan in New York to extortion by a former Teamster steward named Jimmy the Bull in South Boston. Some explain that embezzlement is happening now because non-financial professionals are in positions handling union finances. All orders for restitution payments are to be paid jointly and severally. OLMS has investigated and prosecuted union leaders for embezzling more than $100 million in union dues since 2001. On September 2, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Thomas Jon Witham, former Financial Secretary of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 106-D (located in Mason City, Iowa), pled guilty to one count of embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $52,037.19. On October 6, 2008, Roles pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $76,420. As in all criminal cases, each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit District Office. Bealefeld. On January 14, 2009, Baker pled guilty to one count of making a false entry in a union record and made restitution in the amount of $16,050. On July 7, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Thomas Carrola, former Financial Secretary Treasurer of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1919 was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $35,057.70 and one count of falsifying union records. Hernandez did not respond to a Twitter message seeking comment and calls to phone number for Hernadez and Moscoso went unanswered. He and his union gang (they referred to themselves as the Perry Crew) would shake down employers and pocket the payments that were supposed to go to the union benefit fund. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Phoenix Resident Investigator Office. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Pittsburgh District Office. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington Distrct Office. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS New York District Office. Individual cases compiled by the Office of Labor-Management Standards last year cite theft and fraud ranging from $1,051 to nearly $6.5 million. Rhoades was also ordered to perform 25 hours of community service and was prohibited from serving as a union official for a period of 13 years. UNION COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Officials say the headmaster at Union Academy charter school will not return after her contract expires at the end of June. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office. On June 7, 2019 parents and faculty received an e-mail from the Union Academy Board of Directors notifying that Dr. Ann Walters contract is expiring on June 30, 2019. "The actions of a few individuals should not be held against the entire union and its membership, almost all of whom act with the utmost honesty and integrity every day to help our working men and women.. Brophy had previously paid over $47,172 in restitution. On November 3, 2009, in the Village of Ilion (New York) Court, Raymond Watson, former Financial Secretary of Mine Workers Local 717 (located in Ilion, N.Y.), was charged with grand larceny. In this case, two contractors were given prison time and restitution fines. WebOn April 3, 2007, Brown was indicted on eight counts of embezzling union and apprenticeship funds totaling over $86,500. The plea and sentence follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office. Tungett previously made restitution to the union. Federal prosecutors say UAW leader Vance Pearson conspired with other union officials to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars in union money. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia District Office. On June 8, 2009,Brownlee pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $16,221.30. On September 24, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Alejandro Stephens, former President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 660 (now Local 721) (located in Los Angeles, Calif.), pled guilty to two counts of mail fraud in connection with income fraudulently received from the Voter Improvement Program of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, and one count of filing a false tax return related to his failure to report $35,000 fraudulently received from this fund. In addition, analysts said,lean times have led to cutbacks that limit oversight controls, and employee turnover during hard economic times may help expose wrongdoing. As in all criminal cases, each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Miami Resident Investigator Office. Finance experts say theft related to labor unions isa reflection of what's happening throughout society. On April 28, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Joyce Marsalis, former Treasurer of the Illinois Nurses Association, University of Chicago Local (located in Chicago, Ill.), was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $12,717 and one count of falsifying union records. The charge follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Buffalo District Office and the Village of Ilion Police. Shingler was charged with taking union funds in the amount of $2,572. On March 5, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Cassandra Mosley, former Business Agent of Teamsters Local 743 (located in Chicago, Ill.), pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and theft from a labor organization and one count of embezzlement from a labor organization.The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office, the Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General and the United States Postal Inspection Service. According to the Board Chair for Union Academy, Dr. Ann Walters contract expires at the end of the month. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia District Office. Fax: (918) 560-7938. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Pittsburgh District Office. Bokaiyan was an IT employee at the school who also owned a business called Hot Rod Systems. In November 2002, Kupau was convicted of money laundering. On April 17, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Donna J. Simpson, former secretary for the Steelworkers District 10 office (located in North Versailles, Pa.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $87,823.18. On January 7, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, Carol Bruno, former Treasurer of AFSCME, Civil Service Employees Association Region 4 (located in Albany, N.Y.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $16,118.57. ), was charged with one count of larceny over $250, relating to the taking of union funds in the amount of $24,795.The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston District Office and the Massachusetts State Police. An official website of the United States government. Or you can peruse the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) Annual Report, which highlights the most significant enforcement actions against union officers and employees each year. The union collects roughly $65 per month from each of its members; the money is split between the local and the national office. On January 29, 2009, White pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $85,963.31. On March 25, 2009, Dallas pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the same amount. Burkhart pleaded guilty on April 8, 2021, admitting to embezzlement and theft of labor union assets. On July 30, 2009, Kelly pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $97,970.71. Former UAW President Dennis Williams was charged with embezzlement and defrauding the government as part of a multiyear corruption probe into one of America's The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office. Over the past 10 years, restitution of $102,625,236 has been paid or ordered to be paid to defrauded unions and other parties.. On July 29, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, a sealed indictment was opened charging Thomas Jon Witham, former Secretary Treasurer of International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 106-D (located in Mason City, Iowa) with one count of embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $52,037.19. Houston, TX 77002, Houston: 713-567-9000 The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office. We have accepted Ms. Hernndez's resignation, and we have cooperated fully with authorities on this matter and will continue to do so," Bob Schoonover, executive director of the SEIU California State Council, said in a statement. The Sacramento Bee first reported the charges and her resignation. Hinerman was indicted on 65 counts of wire fraud, Boyles was indicted on 61 counts of wire fraud and 1 count of worker's compensation fraud and Cassidy was indicted on 73 counts of wire fraud. An OLMS investigation concluded that Elsezy created and cashed checks, drawn from the unions bank account, for personal use, affixed the signature stamps of the President and Treasurer, altered the name of the payees in the union's accounting system, and removed checks from the union's records to conceal the true beneficiary of the funds. On December 15, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Deidra Lucas, former President of American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 100 (located in Pontiac, Mich.) was indicted on four counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $39,403.72. ), was sentenced to five years of probation, which included six months of home confinement, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $24,085.56 for the charge of embezzlement of union funds. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office. Williams was charged in a criminal information, which means a guilty plea is expected. .paragraph--type--html-table .ts-cell-content {max-width: 100%;} Lopez was found guilty on two substantive counts of mail fraud and one count of theft of union property. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $13,130 and a fine of $125. On September 17, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Karen Snelling, former Treasurer of Communication Workers Local 34014 (located in Gary, Ind. UNION COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Officials say the headmaster at Union Academy charter school will not return after her contract expires at the end of June. On October 22, 2009, in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, Darryl D. Becker, former Financial Secretary of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) Local 558-11 (located in McPherson, Kan.) was fined $500 and placed on probation for one year. Ann Walters, headmaster at Union Academy Charter School for the past six years, spoke at the school's Class of 2019 graduation ceremony on Thursday night, but the next day she The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Miami Resident Investigator Office. It can appear to the public that only large unions, such as those that cover auto workers, experience these types of issues. The plea and sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District Office. On November 23, 2009, Matthis was charged in an information with one count of embezzling union funds during a period between August 2006 and October 2007. ), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $18,100. On November 16, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, David Lee Tungett, former organizer for the Kentucky Laborers District Council (located in Lawrenceburg, Ky.), was sentenced to two years probation for one count of destruction of union records. On May 6, 2009, Jimenez had pled guilty to one count of making a false entry in or willful concealment of books and records. He conceded it hurts the union's image internally and externally. Vernon, Ind. A message for Moscoso seeking comment that was left with a worker who answered the phone listed for Moscoso's business was not immediately returned. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS New York District Office. On March 19, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, James A. Decker, former Treasurer of Independent Soft Drink Workers Union (formerly located in Burlington, Ky.), pled guilty to embezzling union funds.

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