Fax Line: 713-718-3300. On April 17, 2009, Simpson pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the same amount. On April 17, 2009, Fortier pled guilty to a two-count information charging him with making false entries in union records. Also, Elliot made restitution in the amount of $24,000. Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday his office filed charges against Hernandez and her husband, Jose Moscoso, on Oct. 4. On October 23, 2008, St. John was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of approximately $24,000. On March 27, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Glen Gard, former Secretary-Treasurer of Machinists Local 2460 (located in Pensacola, Fla.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of approximately $90,500.The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Miami Resident Investigator Office. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office. On December 8, 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) was sentenced to 21 months in prison for one count of embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $52,037.19. SACRAMENTO (AP) The top staff member at California's largest labor union has resigned after she and her husband were charged with felonies including tax fraud. Charged with drug possession? ), pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $5,472.61. Acosta is accused ofpermittingineligible participants to remain on the union's health care plan. Its counterproductive. #views-exposed-form-manual-cloud-search-manual-cloud-search-results .form-actions{display:block;flex:1;} #tfa-entry-form .form-actions {justify-content:flex-start;} #node-agency-pages-layout-builder-form .form-actions {display:block;} #tfa-entry-form input {height:55px;} The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) opened an investigation after an internal audit by Steelworkers Local 145 revealed a loss of union funds. 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. Often, this situations discovery is through a routine audit, or someone sees a discrepancy in the accounts when the person is on vacation or has left the position. WebOn April 3, 2007, Brown was indicted on eight counts of embezzling union and apprenticeship funds totaling over $86,500. 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,. On August 6, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, Donna Caltabiano, former President of AFSCME Local 888 (located in Catskill, N.Y.), was sentenced to six months of home confinement and five years of probation and ordered to make restitution of $23,644.76. No trial dates havebeen set. The plea follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Minneapolis Resident Investigator Office and the office of the Inspector General, Railroad retirement Board. Have you been accused of embezzlement in a union? On September 2, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Lance Hinerman, Steven Boyles, Daniel Cassidy, current President, former Vice President and former Clerk Craft Director, respectively, of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Central Arkansas Area Local 189 (located in North Little Rock, Ark. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Buffalo 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. 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. On June 9, 2009, in the Brockton, Massachusetts District Court, a criminal complaint was filed charging Joseph Morena, former President of AFGE Locals 25 and 86 (located in Brockton, Mass. 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. Mosley was sentenced to one day in prison, six months in home confinement, and 18 months of additional supervised release. Brophy was immediately sentenced to two years probation and ordered to pay a fine of $1,000 and a special assessment of $100. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS New York District Office. The indictments follow an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta District Office. [CDATA[/* >