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.. On July 31, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Stephen J. Pfeiffer, former Secretary Treasurer of IATSE Local 60 (located in Pensacola, Fla.), was sentenced to thirteen months imprisonment, to run consecutively to the yet to be imposed sentence on state charges, and three years of probation. On February 17, 2009, Ramsey was charged with embezzling funds in the same amount. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office. On July 22, 2009, Peaslee was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the same amount and one count of falsifying union records. ), was sentenced to five years probation, with a special condition of home detention for the first six months, and ordered to pay restitution of $16,228.38 and a special assessment of $100. On Oct. 31, a former secretary-treasurer pleaded guilty to embezzling $37,197 in Rushville, Ind. Thieves often are beloved colleagues who leave a profound sense of betrayal. On April 7, 2009,in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Constantine Vafias, a contractor, was sentenced to three years probation, 300 hours of community service, forfeiture of $100,000, and ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution. Russia was also charged with receiving stolen property. The sentencing follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office, Department of Labor's Office of the Inspector General, and the FBI. We see more fraud cases go unreported to avoid publicity.. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS New York District Office, the Department of Labors Office of the Inspector General and the FBI. 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. Free Press staff writer Eric D. Lawrence contributed to this report. On February 3, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Peter Rhein, former Treasurer of American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 3845 (located in Philadelphia, Pa.), pled guilty to a fourteen count indictment that included six counts of embezzlement of union funds totaling $43,600 and eight counts of making a false statement. On December 10, 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. .manual-search ul.usa-list li {max-width:100%;} When it comes to cases regarding embezzlement in unions, there is no shortage of high profile cases to use as examples. On April 1, 2009, in the Criminal Court of the City of Syracuse, New York, Frederick Joseph McManus, Financial Secretary of Asbestos Workers Local 30 (Syracuse, N.Y.), was charged with grand larceny and falsifying business records associated with his actions as a union officer. A former unionbusiness manager for Allied Novelty and Production Workers Local 223in New York and former president of Teamsters Local 810in August 2016pleaded guilty tosoliciting and receive kickbacks to influence the operation of an employee benefit plan and commit theftof $1 million. [CDATA[/* >*/. This is both externally from the public and internally from members. 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. We had our union president build a big elaborate house with materials, money and labor through our union. These were essentially persons entrusted with another's property, such as agents, attorneys, bankers, and corporate officers. I think the public has a perception that theyre all greedy mobsters and these things reinforce stereotypes that theres corruption. 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. An information raises no inference of guilt. Her current duties have been reassigned and discussed with her. The plea and sentencing follow an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office. On February 27, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Mary Schaeuble, Chair of the Insurance Committee of Steelworkers Local 20 (located in Kaukauna, Wis.), was sentenced to two years probation and ordered to pay a $200 special assessment and to make restitution in the amount of $4,000.On November 25, 2008, Schaeuble pled guilty to two counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $730.94.The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office. 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 and sentencing follows an investigation by OLMS New York District Office. Perez was immediately sentenced to two years probation and 140 hours of community service, and he was ordered to pay a $25.00 special assessment. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office. Monica Morgan, wifeof Holiefield,was charged in July 2017 with tax evasion and conspiracy stemming from her familys receipt of more than $1.2 million from the former vice president of FCA between 2009 and 2014. On May 14, 2009, she pled guilty to theft of more than $500. The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards conducted the investigation. On January 29, 2009, White pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $85,963.31. 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. #block-googletagmanagerheader .field { padding-bottom:0 !important; } On February 9, 2009, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York approved a stipulation ofsettlement between the Department of Labor andLocal 3 of the Bakery Workers (located in Long Island City, N.Y.). Gina Balaya, public information officer with the U.S. Attorneys Office in theEastern District of Michigan, said, The U.S. Attorneys Office works closely with the Department of Labor, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service, and other law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes committed in this district, including fraud and embezzlement.

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