On October 4, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), John DeFalco, former Vice President of Carpenters Local 157 (located in New York, N.Y.), was sentenced to three years of supervised release. On August 4, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Stacy Staples, 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 from a labor organization for conspiring to embezzle $44,748, in violation of 18 U.S.C. On June 28, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Scott E. Rodgers, former President of National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) Local 314 (located in Hazelwood, Mo. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Honolulu Resident Investigator Office, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, and the State of Hawaii Attorney Generals Office. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612.13 792.1] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S>> 1001; and 21 U.S.C. An indictment raises no inference of guilt. 1344(2), 29 U.S.C. .paragraph--type--html-table .ts-cell-content {max-width: 100%;} ), pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in the amount of $3,000, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 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. Rooze previously paid $127,943 in restitution. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office. On December 19, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Niko Rodriguez, former employee of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98 (located in Philadelphia, Pa.), pleaded guilty to six counts of embezzlement of union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office, Department of Labors Office of Inspector General, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 371, respectively. 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. ), was charged in a criminal complaint with one count of larceny over $1,200, in violation of Massachusetts Law Chapter 266, 30(1). 501(c). On May 19, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Brian Gerald, former Financial Secretary of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 13-189 (located in Bogalusa, La. ), was sentenced to six months of home detention and five years of probation, and was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service. 1512 (b)(1) and 2; 18 U.S.C. 501(c). In 2021, following a jury trial, Tagliaferro was found guilty of conspiracy, conversion of union assets, and honest services wire fraud, sentenced to five years in prison, and was ordered to pay $145,065 in restitution and $296,400 in forfeiture. LeClair was also ordered to pay $29,050 in restitution for items including bonus bucks payments and personal phone and debit card charges. 371. On March 28, 2022, in the Niagara County Court in the State of New York, Jerome Newton, former President of American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1263, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Security Union (located in Niagara Falls, N.Y.), was charged in a felony complaint with one count of grand larceny in the fourth degree for unauthorized and personal usage of union funds in excess of $1,000, in violation of NYS Penal Law 155.30. 501(c) and 18 U.S.C. You can access all of the US federal court websites from this site, including the US Supreme Court, US Courts of Appeals, US District Courts, US Bankruptcy Courts, and National Courts. 439(b). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit- Milwaukee District Office, the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service. The guilty plea and sentencing follow an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office. The charge and guilty plea follow an investigation by the OLMS Los Angeles District Office. After largely depleting the unions coffers, Ahakuelo, with the help of his wife, Marilyn Ahakuelo, and other union employees, rigged a vote to increase membership dues. S]'DvY']:y@/)CD(I(Of`$\opMA\Gcc&zy'3>eIsYf-zdfQgNiRS+XqSv]\. 371. 1343. 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. 1512(b)(2)(A) and 2; 18 U.S.C. Whitbeck was also ordered to pay a $50,000 fine, $32,600 in forfeiture, and a $2,000 special assessment. ), admitted to sufficient facts and was sentenced for one count of larceny under $1,200 by a single scheme, in violation of Massachusetts G.L. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.>. Grave, 36, a Guatemalan national, is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States on Aug. 12, 2016, at . On February 18, 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. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. ), pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft and was sentenced to inactive probation for six months. 7206(1), respectively. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco-Seattle District Office and the Department of Homeland Securitys Office of Inspector General. 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. ), was charged in a bill of information with embezzling $24,398 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The guilty verdict follows an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco-Seattle District Office and the Department of Homeland Securitys Office of Inspector General. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. #block-googletagmanagerheader .field { padding-bottom:0 !important; } 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 sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office, the United States Postal Services Office of the Inspector General, and the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. ), pleaded guilty to one count of theft within a special maritime and territorial jurisdiction, in violation of 18 U.S.C. On March 23, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Dawn Munoz, former outside bookkeeper for American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1929 (located in El Paso, Tex. The indictment notes that Richardson embezzled at least $51,657 as part of her fraudulent scheme. 7206. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office. endobj ), was sentenced to eight months of home confinement and two years of probation. 439(b). 2, respectively. 1343. 1957, respectively. 664. On August 24, 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. On September 3, 2019, Yamanoha 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. 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. Pending Cases 2/28/2023 Claria Horn Boom 21-6132 USA v. Tina Partin awsub 22-5067 USA v. . On May 10, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, James Darin Boatman, former President of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 617 (located in Fort Madison, Iowa), was indicted on one count of embezzling $74,231 from a labor union and one count of making a false entry in a union record, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 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. 501(c). 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 April 21, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Emerald Keever, former bookkeeper for Sheet Metal and Air Transportation Union (SMART) Local 16 (located Portland, Ore.), was indicted for embezzlement of union funds and wire fraud in the amount of $189,119, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office. 513, 29 U.S.C. 501(c) and 18 U.S.C. On September 14, 2022, in the United States District Court of Massachusetts, Michael Oldham, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1900 (located in Taunton, Mass. On January 26, 2022, Rodgers pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement and theft of labor union assets, in violation of 29 U.S.C. On April 28, 2022, in the County Court of Buffalo County, Nebraska, Rodney Schuller, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2063 (located in Grand Island, Neb. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. On October 13, 2021, Fernandes pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. It is worthwhile to make sure that you are not in the federal warrant list.LONDON, Ky. S. kj. 371 and 18 U.S.C. p.usa-alert__text {margin-bottom:0!important;} McKale was ordered to pay $92,913 in restitution and a $10,000 fine. 501(c) and 439(c), respectively. Each count is a separate and distinct offense charged in an indictment or information. 1347, respectively. 501(c). The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. ), was charged in a two-count information with wire fraud for embezzling approximately $82,462 in union funds and filing false LM-3 reports for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Friday, July 29 2022. 501(c). 1028A(a)(1), 18 U.S.C. Check every week if necessary. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Vorlob was also ordered to pay $6,373 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. 501(c). The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston- Buffalo District Office with assistance from the Niagara Falls Police Department. 1028A, respectively, for embezzling $19,732 from his union. The charge and guilty plea follow an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office. 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. The FBI and Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police Department are . Burns was also ordered to pay $24,619 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. 1343. 501(c), for embezzling $18,011 from his union. On January 21, 2022, Bindas pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of union funds and one count of theft from an employee welfare benefit plan, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 981(a)(1)(C), and 28 U.S.C. 501(c). x[rF}WaH00-__^[I*J$n@!g{V)) OOw4~?=0*=8=y:VqFY.:XUYG*2ruInhYM>|LIstr>[4e^V=4*'/yW4*H&5>MW'E2L3#J0D*(BWI$ The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. ), 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. 439(c). On December 19, 2022, in the Montgomery County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Jesse Kehler, former Treasurer of Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 84758 (located in Dayton, Ohio), was charged in a two-count indictment with grand theft for embezzling $54,354 in union funds, in violation of Ohio Revised Code 2913.02(A)(3). 2 0 obj The return of an indictment is a method of informing a defendant of alleged violations of federal law, which must be proven in a court of law beyond a . Bindas was also ordered to pay $219,999 in restitution and a $200 special assessment. He was also ordered to pay $47,851 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. 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. On October 14, 2021, Edwards pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a labor organization for embezzling $66,684 from the union, in violation of 29 U.S.C. Young paid full restitution in the amount of $10,678, and further agreed to pay all judicial fines and fees. Vorlob previously paid $6,454 in restitution before being sentenced. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta- Nashville District Office. The return of an indictment is a method of informing a defendant of alleged violations of federal law, which must be proven in a court of law beyond a . 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. 501(c) and 18 U.S.C. He was also ordered to pay $18,011 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. On September 21, 2022, in Onondaga County, New York, Willie Green, former President of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 435 (located in Syracuse, N.Y.), was arrested and charged through a criminal complaint with one count of grand larceny in the second degree in the amount of $101,713, in violation of New York Penal Law 155.40. He was ordered to pay $1,963,740 in restitution, and a $1,000,000 fine. On July 11, 2022, McKale pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false federal income tax return, in violation 26 U.S.C. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. Jordan had previously paid full restitution of $30,519. ), was indicted for embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $33,236 and forgery, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. 812, 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). <> #block-googletagmanagerfooter .field { padding-bottom:0 !important; } On September 28, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Dusty Diffey, former Financial Secretary of United Steelworkers Local 253M (located in Simsboro, La. On March 22, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Earl Roberts, former President of Steelworkers Local 2-4 (formally located in Yale, Mich., now disbanded), was sentenced to 30 months of probation including six months of home confinement. Years of probation ( 2 ) ( a ) ( 1 ) and 439 ( c ), was for. 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