From May 3, 2022, to May 4, 2022, Rector, 32, of Keifer, is alleged to have kidnapped, strangled and sexually assaulted the victim. 1343. On March 1, 2022, in the District Court of Inglewood, California, Vida Sloan, former Treasurer of National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) Local 303 (located in Los Angeles, Calif.), pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft in the amount of $10,039, in violation of California Penal Code Section 487(A). The criminal information states that Norris was part of a conspiracy to embezzle $503,600 from the union by using the union credit card to pay $60,000 in fraudulent invoices to fraudulent companies and purchasing $204,000 in gift cards for personal use, among other things. Restitution will be determined at a future hearing. 501(c). 1344(2), 29 U.S.C. On January 5, 2022, Baumgarner pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $6,600, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. 1343, 18 U.S.C. She was also ordered to pay $220,044 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. On April 1, 2022, Ortino was found guilty by a jury on three counts of wire fraud and two counts of making false statements on Form LM-3, in violation of 18 U.S.C. On April 13, 2022, Oldham pleaded guilty to 26 counts of wire fraud, one count of false statements, and three counts of filing false tax returns, in violation of 18 U.S.C. On November 28, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, Douglas Kelley, former Secretary Treasurer of Steelworkers Local 7750 (located in Gardendale, Ala.), was sentenced to five years of probation. On November 14, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Kyle Adcock, former President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Local 220 (located in Helena, Mont. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. 7202. 501(c) and 18 U.S.C. . ), pleaded guilty to 26 counts of wire fraud totaling $35,900 for checks written from the unions bank account, one count of false statements for filing a false LM-3 report, and three counts of filing false tax returns in the amount of $233,970, which resulted in fraudulent refunds totaling $18,237, in violation of 18 U.S.C. The indictment follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Los Angeles District Office, the Department of Homeland Securitys Office of Inspector General, the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General, and the United States Postal Inspection Service. An information raises no inference of guilt. On June 28, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Attia Little, former Property Services Division Operations Manager for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) (located in Washington, D.C.), was charged in a criminal information with one count of embezzlement from a labor organization and one count of conspiracy to commit embezzlement from a labor organization for embezzling $503,600 from the union, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston- Buffalo District Office with assistance from the Niagara Falls Police Department. On September 28, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Tina Metrolis, former office manager for International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 6 (located in St. Louis, Mo. On August 26, 2022, in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Alabama in Autauga County, Lawrence Ford, former Treasurer of Steelworkers Local 9-1978 (located in Milbrook, Ala.), was charged with one count of theft of property in excess of $2,500, in violation of Alabama Code 13A-8-3. On May 19, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Kenneth Vorlob, former Financial Secretary/Treasurer of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 557 (located in Kenosha, Wisc. 371. 1962(d), 18 U.S.C. Check every week if necessary. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office. 1001 and 18 U.S.C. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco Seattle District Office. ), pleaded guilty to one count of felony theft of property by a public servant, in the amount greater than $2,500 and less than $30,000, and one count of felony theft enhancement, in the amount greater than $2,500 and less than $30,000, in violation of Texas Statute 31.03(f)(1-3) and 31.03(f), respectively. HpLc=%h5@_|.rIGP #f4N-zo Alleged steak knife robber indicted on four charges by. ), was charged in a bill of information with embezzling $33,678 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(b). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. ), was charged in a criminal information with one count of wire fraud in the amount of $3,000 for a scheme to defraud the union and one count of aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Renton, Washington Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Huge Stash of Guns and Drugs. Postal Services Office of Inspector General. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Los Angeles District Office and the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office, the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service. ), was indicted for embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $112,594, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 2 0 obj The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. 501(c), respectively. 29, 2022, during a shooting that occurred on N. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury. On May 5, 2022, Norris pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement and one count of conspiracy to embezzle union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 371. The guilty verdict follows an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco-Seattle District Office and the Department of Homeland Securitys Office of Inspector General. 1343. 371. ), was charged in a criminal complaint with one count of larceny over $1,200, in violation of Massachusetts Law Chapter 266, 30(1). TULSA, Okla. - United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the June 2022 Federal Grand Jury A. The plea agreement stipulates that $220,000 is a reasonable estimate of the actual and intended loss for both crimes. On July 30, 2019, Coli pleaded guilty to one count of receiving a prohibited payment as a union officer, in violation of 29 U.S.C. On April 7, 2022, Mendez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office. On December 3, 2021, Walker pleaded guilty to one count of falsification of union records, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office and the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit-Milwaukee District Office. 513(c)(3), respectively. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office. On September 16, 2022, in the Southern District of Mississippi, Benton Ryals, former Financial Secretary of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 1437 (located in Laurel, Miss. On April 26, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, Anthony Jordan, former Secretary-Treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Division 26 (located in Chester, Va.), was charged in a criminal information with one count of embezzlement from a labor organization for embezzling $30,519 from the union, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office. On September 28, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Daniel Hinton, former Vice President of United Steelworkers Local 253M (located in Simsboro, La. February 22, 2022: Indictment List: LaSalle: February 15, 2022: Indictment List: ATTORNEY DOCUMENTS. 1343, respectively. 501(c). He then pleaded guilty to the charge. 439(b). Roberts was also ordered to pay $45,916 in restitution and a $300 special assessment. ), was sentenced to three years of probation. 7206(1), respectively. He was also ordered to pay $6,844 in restitution, a $1,000 fine, and various other court fees. div#block-eoguidanceviewheader .dol-alerts p {padding: 0;margin: 0;} 1 0 obj 501(c) and 18 U.S.C. 371, 18 U.S.C. On March 25, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Timothy Edmunds, former Financial Secretary of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 412 (located in Warren, Mich.), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling $2.2 million in union funds and one count of money laundering, in violation of 29 U.S.C. Bindas was also ordered to pay $219,999 in restitution and a $200 special assessment. Finally, Pastrana-Gonzalez, Clemente-Rivera and three other union members (Victor F. Torres-Barroso, Jose A. Fernandez- Cruz, and Carlos A. Hernandez-Laguer) were charged with conspiracy to willfully convert funds and falsify records in an employee benefit plan and health care fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C 371 and 18 U.S.C. 12.07.2022. . Baumgarner previously made restitution totaling $6,600. endobj On June 1, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Marie LeClair, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2617 (located in Boston, Mass. 664. Rooze previously paid $127,943 in restitution. c.266, 30(1). An official website of the United States government. ), was charged by information with one count of embezzling union funds totaling $12,827, in violation of 29 U.S.C. On March 11, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, James Michael Foote, former Treasurer of Steelworkers Local 9-137 (located in Manchester, Tenn.), was sentenced to 10 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release. The guilty plea follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Los Angeles District Office and the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit-Milwaukee Office and the Employee Benefits Security Administration. 501(c). 1028A, respectively. On November 2, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Lashawn Denise Richardson, former Secretary-Treasurer of National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) Local 777 (located in Los Angeles, Calif.), pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951, and 18 U.S.C. On May 11, 2022, Deal pleaded guilty to one count of making false entries, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The charges and plea follow an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. 501(c). On August 11, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Glenn Lovelace, former business manager for Insulators Local 114 (located in Brandon, Miss. 439(b). 501(c). He then pleaded guilty to the charge. Court: Sixth Circuit Kentucky US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. On February 15, 2022, Garza pleaded guilty to felony theft of property by a public servant, in the amount greater than $2,500 and less than $30,000, and felony theft enhancement, in the amount greater than $2,500 and less than $30,000, in violation of Texas Statute 31.03(f)(1-3) and 31.03(f), respectively. 664, and 26 U.S.C 7206(1), respectively. 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A charge is an accusation of criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. 1341, 664, and 1027, respectively, which resulted in a total loss of $1,094,504 to the Massachusetts and Northern New England Laborers District Council of the Laborers International Union of North America and the Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local 3. 1001(a)(2), respectively. ), was charged in a bill of information with embezzling $4,051 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. On November 30, 2021, Roberts pleaded guilty to three counts of embezzlement, in violation of 29 U.S.C. On July 26, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Timothy Edmunds, former Financial Secretary of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 412 (located in Warren, Mich.), was sentenced to 57 months in prison. On March 22, 2022, in the 404th Judicial District Court of Cameron County, Texas, Michael Paul Garza, former President and Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 1093 (located in Brownsville, Tex. On September 27, 2022, in the Concord District Court in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Eric Carbonneau, former President of National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) Local R1-32 (located at the Veterans Center in Bedford, Mass. 501(c), 18 U.S.C. On July 14, 2022, in United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Jesus Jose Mendez, a Woonsocket, Rhode Island businessman and employer/owner of two construction industry companies (one unionized and one non-union) was sentenced to three years of probation, the first 52 weekends to be served in detention. On June 28, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Dorothy Ferguson, former Treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2516 (located in El Paso, Tex. Vorlob previously paid $6,454 in restitution before being sentenced. 371, respectively. On August 25, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Jonathon Ortino, former President of National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) Chapter 165 (located in San Bruno, Calif.), was sentenced to one year of probation and 80 hours of community service. ), pleaded guilty to one count of theft within a special maritime and territorial jurisdiction, in violation of 18 U.S.C. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office. On March 8, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Glenn Lovelace, former business manager for Insulators Local 114 (located in Brandon, Miss. On February 28, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Stephen Rooze, former Secretary-Treasurer of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Local 662 (located in Burbank, Calif.), was sentenced to six months in a home detention program and three years of probation. On June 9, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, George Bindas Jr., former President of International Longshoremens Association (ILA) Local 1295 (located in Milwaukee, Wisc. ), was sentenced to jail time served, nine months of home confinement, and three years of supervised release. @media (max-width: 992px){.usa-js-mobile-nav--active, .usa-mobile_nav-active {overflow: auto!important;}} On November 21, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Marilyn Ahakuelo, former community services director for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1260 (located in Honolulu, Hawaii), was found guilty following a 16-day jury trial of 1 count of conspiracy, 42 counts of wire fraud, and 3 counts of embezzlement of union funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 186(b)(1) and 186(d)(2), and one count of making a false income tax return, in violation of 26 U.S.C. 501(c) and 18 U.S.C. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office. The guilty verdict follows an investigation by the OLMS Honolulu Resident Investigator Office, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, and the State of Hawaii Attorney Generals Office. 1001(a)(2), respectively. On May 17, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Lisa Bennett, former Business Agent/Secretary Treasurer of Office of Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 204 (located in Pascagoula, Miss. 7206(2). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On July 11, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Michael McKale, an accountant for an employer of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98 (located in Philadelphia, Pa.), pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false federal income tax returns, in violation of 26 U.S.C. "This operation took a significant amount of illegal drugs off the street, and . On July 1, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Attia Little, former Property Services Division Operations Manager for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) (located in Washington, D.C.), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a labor organization and one count of conspiracy to commit embezzlement from a labor organization, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The charge and guilty plea follow an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office. Rodgers previously paid $2,000 in restitution prior to sentencing. On March 25, 2022, Edmunds pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling $2,224,455 in union funds and one count of money laundering, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. 661. Newton previously paid $2,421 in restitution. On October 10, 2022, in the Bexar County Judicial District Court, Jeannette Simmons, former bookkeeper for Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) Southwest Gulf Coast Regional Council (located in San Antonio, Tex. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit-Milwaukee District Office and the U.S. The charge and guilty plea follow an investigation by the OLMS Los Angeles District Office. ), was indicted for embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $33,236 and forgery, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 1343 and 18 U.S.C. ), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling from an employee benefit plan, in violation of 18 U.S.C. The guilty verdict follows an investigation by the OLMS Honolulu Resident Investigator Office, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, and the State of Hawaii Attorney Generals Office. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office. Washington, DC 202101-866-4-USA-DOL1-866-487-2365, File Labor Union, Trusteeship, Employer, and Consultant Reports (EFS), Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), Poster: Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Law (Executive Order 13496). Edmunds previously paid $260,715 in restitution. p.usa-alert__text {margin-bottom:0!important;} On September 19, 2019, Miyamura pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to make and cause to be made false entries in records required to be kept by a labor union, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ), was sentenced to two years of probation. ol{list-style-type: decimal;} On December 22, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Glenn Lovelace, former Financial Secretary/Business Manager of Insulators Local 114 (located in Brandon, Miss. On September 29, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, James Bradley, an associate of a former employee of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National Union (located in Washington, D.C.), was charged in a criminal information with one count of conspiracy to embezzle $205,421 from the union, in violation of 18 U.S.C. [CDATA[/* >