December 3rd 2012
On October 30, 2012, in the Circuit Court for the
County of Henrico, Virginia, Tim Shell, former Secretary-Treasurer of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) Division 561 (located in
Richmond, Va.), pled guilty to one count of embezzlement of $200 or more
for embezzling money from a union, in violation of Virginia Code
Section 18.2-111. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS
Washington District Office.
On October 23, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, Melody Wouden, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2342 (located in Ft. Meade, S.D.), was charged in a two-count indictment with providing a false statement, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001, and larceny in an amount under $1,000, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 7(3) and 661. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Minneapolis Resident Investigator Office.
On October 22, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Barbara Patton, former President and Vice President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 4469 (located in Johnstown, Pa.), pled guilty to withholding financial records required to be maintained by a labor union, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(c). Patton was then sentenced to two years of probation and was ordered to pay a $25 special assessment. Patton had previously paid restitution of $1,705.41. The plea and sentencing follow an investigation by the OLMS Pittsburgh District Office.
On October 22, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Kevin Jones, former President of Metropolitan Campus Police Officers Union (located in Washington, D.C.), was charged in an information with one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $28,504.96, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.
On October 18, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Robert K. Lauermann, former Secretary-Treasurer of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Division 682 (located in Whiting, Ind.), was ordered to pay $5,742.85 in restitution, a $500 fine, and a $25 special assessment. On April 18, 2012, Lauermann pled guilty to a one-count information for filing false reports with the Railroad Retirement Board, in violation of 45 U.S.C. 231(l). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.
On October 18, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Owen Daniel Smith, former Secretary-Treasurer for the Civilian Technicians Association Chapter 117 (located in Jacksonville, Ark.), was charged with one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $18,023, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). Smith then pled guilty to the charge. The charge and plea follow an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District Office... Continue reading>>
On October 23, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, Melody Wouden, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2342 (located in Ft. Meade, S.D.), was charged in a two-count indictment with providing a false statement, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001, and larceny in an amount under $1,000, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 7(3) and 661. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Minneapolis Resident Investigator Office.
On October 22, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Barbara Patton, former President and Vice President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 4469 (located in Johnstown, Pa.), pled guilty to withholding financial records required to be maintained by a labor union, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(c). Patton was then sentenced to two years of probation and was ordered to pay a $25 special assessment. Patton had previously paid restitution of $1,705.41. The plea and sentencing follow an investigation by the OLMS Pittsburgh District Office.
On October 22, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Kevin Jones, former President of Metropolitan Campus Police Officers Union (located in Washington, D.C.), was charged in an information with one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $28,504.96, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.
On October 18, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Robert K. Lauermann, former Secretary-Treasurer of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Division 682 (located in Whiting, Ind.), was ordered to pay $5,742.85 in restitution, a $500 fine, and a $25 special assessment. On April 18, 2012, Lauermann pled guilty to a one-count information for filing false reports with the Railroad Retirement Board, in violation of 45 U.S.C. 231(l). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.
On October 18, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Owen Daniel Smith, former Secretary-Treasurer for the Civilian Technicians Association Chapter 117 (located in Jacksonville, Ark.), was charged with one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $18,023, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). Smith then pled guilty to the charge. The charge and plea follow an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District Office... Continue reading>>
