On September 2, 2009, Witham pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the same amount. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office. Have a question about Government Services? The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Buffalo District Office. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office. ), admitted to sufficient facts to a charge of larceny over $250. The charge follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Minneapolis Resident Investigator Office and the Railroad Retirement Boards Office of the Inspector General. On October 15, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Christopher Scott Tidwell, former Secretary-Treasurer of Transportation Union Ind, Local 1261 (located in Lineville, Ala.), was sentenced to 60 months probation, including six months home confinement with electronic monitoring, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $22,264.08 and a $100 special assessment. Copyright 2019 WBTV. Their conviction was for defrauding the union out of three million dollars. On June 8, 2009, George Ortiz, a former New York City Department of Education School Bus Inspector, was sentenced to two and a half years incarceration to be followed by two years of supervised release and ordered to make restitution of $5,000. pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $5,048. In February 2017, the business manager of Washington, D.C.s Laborers Local 657 was sentenced to four years in prison. ), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $7,468.19. The plea and sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office. The trial hasnt been set yet, but they both could see up to 10 years in prison and restitution if found guilty. My office will continue to work with the Office of Labor-Management Standards to ensure corrupt union leaders like Burkhart are held accountable for their crimes.. This petition starter stood up and took action. The plea and sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco District Office. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office. On June 15, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Michael Pagano, former Business Agent /Secretary-Treasurer of Roofers, Local 74 (located in West Seneca, N.Y.), was sentenced to one year probation and order to make full restitution of $9,264. The final of four charged in connection with the theft of $200,000 from a bank in Houston and allegedly transferred to New York has turned herself in to authorities, A 38-year-old resident of Richmond has been charged for operating as a money mule as part of her involvement in a nationwide romance fraud scheme, A 61-year-old man has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of money laundering as well as conspiracy to commit and committing wire fraud, Southern District of Texas On November 17, 2008, Curtis pled guilty to embezzling $18,283 in union funds. 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. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Pittsburgh District Office. (located in Phoenix, Ariz.), pled guilty to one count of willful concealment and destruction of required union records. On May 26, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Neil Cremin, a former New York City Department of Education (DOE) School Bus Inspector, was sentenced to four months incarceration to be followed by four months of home confinement and ordered to make restitution of $30,000 to the DOE. ), 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. Local3 agreed to hold a new election, under OLMS supervision, for the two union-wide business agent positions.The settlement follows an investigation by theOLMS New York District Office. 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. Lisa McCormick, chief assistant prosecuting attorney for Ingham County, noted the current case of St. Martha Parishin Okemos. 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. "We are deeply concerned about the allegations against Alma Hernndez. On August 26, 2009, in Cambria County (Pennsylvania) Court, Richard J. Vincent, former Treasurer of AFGE Local 3951, was sentenced to seven years probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $43,694 and court costs of $900. On September 23, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Jack Hooks, former Secretary-Treasurer of AFSCME Local 11, Chapter 7010 (located in Mansfield, Ohio), was sentenced to two years probation, including six months home confinement with electronic monitoring, ordered to make full restitution, and fined $2,000. An OLMS investigation concluded that Baker misappropriated approximately 107 strike pay checks and forged members signatures on the unions check register for 101 checks. OLMS field offices can provide guidance on how to file a complaint, including guidance regarding any additional steps you may need to take before filing a complaint and your ability to file an anonymous complaint. Dr. Walters has been instrumental in our childrens lives and at Union Academy. Hernandez did not respond to a Twitter message seeking comment and calls to phone number for Hernadez and Moscoso went unanswered. On February 3, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Christopher Ethington, former President of UAW Local 2926 (located in Shelbyville, Ky.), was sentenced to five years probation, five months of home detention, ten consecutive weekends of incarceration, ordered to make restitution of $15,100.50 and pay a $100 assessment. We see more fraud cases go unreported to avoid publicity.. That political committee received numerous contributions from the SEIU California's political arm, according to campaign finance filings. Ann Marie Shaffer, 57, of Livonia was sentenced toa year in prison after admitting to embezzling $101,059.56 in 2008-10. Scandal just reinforces stereotypes about unions. On April 3, 2009, in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Fernando Acevedo, former President for the Transit Employees Independent Union (located in Bedford, Ohio), was sentenced to two years community control, 50 hours of community service, and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $7,300. Annual reports from the Department of Labor from 2008 through 2017 illustrate chronic embezzlement totaling millions. The pleas follow a joint investigation of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 (the primary union that represents drivers for school bus companies in New York City) as well as the New York City school bus industry by the OLMS New York District Office, Department of Labor's Office of the Inspector General, and the FBI. On June 15, 2009, Lei-Petersen pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $86,116. The plea follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Tampa Resident Investigator Office and the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. The investigation included members of the attorney general's office, the Employment Development Department, the Franchise Tax Board and the Fair Political Practices Commission, which is the state's campaign finance watchdog. On August 5, 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.), was sentenced to two years probation and 75 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay a $25 special assessment. On October 31, 2008, Novak pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $47,780.89 which he repaid prior to sentencing. On September 15, 2008, a jury found Cook guilty of one count of embezzling union funds and one count of making a false entry in union records. The case was continued without a finding for two years, pending the successful completion of two years supervised probation. A former labor union president was sentenced in federal court for embezzling close to $20,000 from the union, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office. Brown was then sentenced to three years probation and 30 days of electronic home monitoring and ordered to make restitution in an amount yet to be determined. Additionally, Luna was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $67,416.21 and a $100 assessment. Charges were levied against an ex-president of the UAW in January 2017. p.usa-alert__text {margin-bottom:0!important;} One financial analystrecalled working with a treasurer who was dyslexic and another who had trouble balancing his own checkbook. On August 3, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Michael R. Rhoades, former Secretary Treasurer of the Communications Workers Local 88667 (located in Latrobe, Pa.), pled guilty to embezzling union funds. A boilermakers union official had a taste for luxury goods, but most of the stealing was small-scale. SEIU California Union Leader Resigns Following Fraud, Embezzlement Charges October 13, 2021 / 2:43 PM / CBS San Francisco SACRAMENTO (AP) The top staff On August 26, 2008, Simpson was charged with one count of embezzling union funds in the same amount. 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. A conviction is a judgment based on a jurys verdict, judges finding, or the defendants admission that the defendant is guilty of the crime charged. Baker misappropriated approximately 107 strike pay checks and forged members' signatures on the union's check register for 101 checks.The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office. On June 8, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Brian Brownlee, former Vice-President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) 2nd District (located in Hot Springs, Ark. WebFord was ordered to pay $174,100 in restitution and a $125 special assessment. On June 9, 2008, the Department of Labor informed Kupau of his prohibition from serving as a union official for a period of 13 years. Pemberton was immediately sentenced to two-years supervised probation, with judgment being deferred, was ordered to pay restitution of in the amount of $7,958, and was prohibited from serving as a union official for a period of 13 years. On October 7, 2008, Ethington plead guilty to embezzling union funds in the same amount. The indictments follow an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta District Office. On December 10, 2009, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Kathleen Fonti, former President of Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) Local 5030 (located in Emerson, N.J.), pled guilty to one count of receipt of improper loans from a labor organization. It oversees more than a dozen local unions representing state workers, education workers, healthcare workers and others. On May 14, 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.), was sentenced to ten months of home confinement, three years of probation and ordered to make total restitution in the amount of $40,451.03 for embezzling union funds. On June 3, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Keith W. Hart, Jr., former Financial Secretary of Bakery Workers (BCTGM) Local 315G (formerly located in Mt. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 23. The indictment follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Atlanta District Office and the U.S.