On April 9, in the U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of Kentucky, Timothy Aldridge, former president of United Steel Workers Local 1 in Florence, an independent union, was indicted on four counts. Aldridge is charged with one count of embezzling $112,525.27 in union funds and three counts of withholding or concealing union records he was required to report to the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Aldridge is alleged to have committed his violations of 29, U.S.C. Secs. 501(c) and 439(c) from Feb. 2000 to Jan. 2002. The charges were brought following an investigation by the Cincinnati branch of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS 4/16/03, U.S.A.O. E.D. Ky, 4/9/03]
Frmr. President Confesses to Embezzlement in Fla. Fed. Court
On April 9, in the U.S. Dist. Court for the Middle Dist. of Florida, Anibal Roldan, former president of Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Workers Local 361 in Tampa, pled guilty to embezzling $14,684.28 in union funds. Roldan had been charged on March 20, 2003, following an investigation by the Atlanta branch of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 4/16/03]
Ex-Montana Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
On April 9, 2003, in the U.S. Dist. Court for the Dist. of Montana, Frank Darvis, former treasurer of United Transportation Union Local 891, pled guilty to embezzlement and falsifying signatures on more than 60 union checks which he made payable to himself. Darvis was indicted for embezzling $29,865 in union funds on January 8, 2003. The charges were brought following an investigation by the Denver branch of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 4/16/03]
Ex-Secy.-Treasurer Indicted in Wisc. Fed. Court
On April 8, in the U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of Wisconsin, Leland Haskins, Jr., former secy.-treasurer of Bhd. of Locomotive Engineers Division 173, was indicted on two counts of embezzling $1,025 in union funds and two counts of falsifying union records. The indictment also noted that he had embezzled a total of approximately $41,600 in union funds. The charges were brought following an investigation by the Milwaukee branch of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 4/16/03]
Treasurer, Fin. Secy., Plead Guilty to Splitting Embezzled Funds in OH Fed. Court
On April 3, 2003, in the U.S. Dist. Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Enner Ree Edwards, frmr. treasurer of Steelworkers Local 3586 in Cleveland, pled guilty to embezzling $1,741.53 in union funds. The same day, frmr. financial secy. Cynthia Barner also pled guilty to embezzling $1,751.53 in union funds following an investigation by the Cleveland branch of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 4/16/03]