On November 1, in the U.S. Dist. Court for the Southern Dist. of Illinois, Mary Jane Krausz, former office secretary of Carpenters Locals 295, 377, and 1535, pled guilty to an information filed on that same date charging her with embezzling $37,204.63 in union funds. The information follows an investigation by the St. Louis Dist. Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 11/17/04]
Former Secy.-Treasurer Admits Embezzlement in Penn. Fed. Court
On November 1, in the U.S. Dist. Court for the Middle Dist. of Penn., Robert Moon, Jr., former secretary-treasurer of the Westfield Tanning Employees’ Association, pled guilty to embezzling at least $15,000 in union funds. On October 18, Moon was charged by information following an investigation by the Philadelphia District Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 11/17/04]
Ex-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Falsification
On November 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, Caroline Sharp, former treasurer of the Rochester School Bus Drivers Association, an independent union, pled guilty to making false entries in union records. Under a plea agreement, Sharp agreed to make restitution in the amount of $15,944. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the Buffalo District Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 11/17/04]
Former President Indicted for Embezzlement in AZ Fed. Court
On October 27, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, Josefina Suarez Gonzalez, former president of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1662, was indicted on 67 counts of embezzlement. The indictment alleges that Suarez Gonzalez embezzled $27,404.25 in union funds by writing unauthorized checks to cash and to herself in the amount of $23,504, and to her daughters in the amount of $3,900. The indictment supercedes an information filed September 17, 2004, charging Suarez Gonzalez with one count of embezzlement and one count of making false entries in union records. The charges follow an investigation by the Los Angeles District Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 11/17/04]
Union President Indicted for Obstruction of Justice in Ala. Fed. Court
On October 27, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, an indictment was filed against Doris J. Blue, current president of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2207, charging her with forgery and obstruction of justice. The indictment alleges that Blue forged the presiding judge’s signature on a document purporting to be a valid court order. The charges follow a joint investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office and the FBI.
Ex-Secy.-Treasurer Indicted in Ala. Fed. Court
On October 27, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern Dist. of Alabama, an indictment was filed against Otis Johnson, Jr., former financial secretary-treasurer of Steelworkers Local 9361, charging him with one count of embezzling $9,600 in union funds. The charge follows an investigation by the Nashville District Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [11/17/04]