N.Y. state troopers raided Madison Square Garden (MSG) on Jan. 27, removing documents as well as cash from a private home. MSG officials kicked out several people — Jim Arneman, the head of bldg. operations, chief electrician John O’Hara and chief stagehand Franklin DeSavino — who were also suspended from their jobs. Law enforcement sources say that the investigation is focusing on possible no-show jobs arranged by the local affiliate of the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical & Stage Employees, and bid-rigging by officials of the electrical union. [New York Post, 2/12/04]
Ex-Secy.-Treasurer Sentenced for Falsification in Nev. Fed. Court
On Jan. 30, in the U.S. District Court for Nev., Tim Egan, frmr. bus. mgr. and secy.-treasurer of Local 3 of the Intl. Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, was sentenced to four months of home detention with electronic monitoring and 24 months of probation. He was sentenced for failure to maintain union records and making false statements and omissions of material facts in union reports. He was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $19,363.43 and to undergo treatment for gambling and drug addiction. Egan pled guilty to the charges on Sept. 22, 2003, following an investigation by the San Francisco District Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 2/12/04]
Ex-Union Clerk Charged with Falsification in Indiana Fed. Court
On January 30, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Lynn Dianne Kittelson, former clerk with Local 142 of the Intl. Bhd. of Teamsters, was charged in a one-count information for falsifying union records. In a plea agreement entered on the same date, Kittelson admitted to taking dues receipts to which she was not entitled (determined to be $6,497 by OLMS investigation). The charge follows an investigation by the Chicago District Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 2/12/04]
Ex-Fin. Secy. Sentenced for Embezzlement
On January 30, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Joseph Danik, former fin. secy. of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) Local 121, was sentenced to three years probation for embezzling $6,194 in union funds. Danik was ordered to pay restitution, in addition to undergoing alcohol, gambling and mental health treatment. The sentencing follows an investigation by the Washington District Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 2/5/04]
Ex-President Sentenced in Philly Fed. Court
On January 29, in the U.S. District Court for the East. District of Pennsylvania, Kendall Williams, former president of Philadelphia Newspaper, Inc. (PNI) Security Union, was sentenced to six months imprisonment, and six months home confinement with three years supervised release. Williams was ordered to make restitution in the amount of $32,185.84 and pay an assessment of $950.00. On July 24, 2003, Williams pled guilty to nine counts of theft from an employee benefit fund totaling $29,683.84, one count of failure to maintain records and one count of failure to file. The guilty pleas and sentencing follow a joint investigation by the Philadelphia District Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards and the Dept. of Labor’s Ofc. of the Inspector General. [OLMS, 2/5/04]
Ex-Secy.-Treasurer Indicted in Ill. Fed. Court
On January 29, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Jose Delgadillo, former financial secretary-treasurer of United Auto Workers Local 1066, was indicted on one count of embezzling $12,185 in union funds and one count of making a false entry. Delgadillo allegedly forged the signature of another officer on a union check and converted the proceeds. The indictment follows an investigation by the Chicago District Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [olms, 2/5/04]