On December 16, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Donald L. Rudd, former president of Local 50, Service Employees International Union, was arrested and charged with misappropriation of approximately $18,083 in union funds. The arrest and charge follow an investigation by the St. Louis District Office of the U.S. Office of Labor-Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 12/27/04]
Ex-Nursing Union Official Sentenced in DC Fed. Court
On December 15, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Renee Hallman, former project specialist for the District of Columbia Nurses Association, was sentenced to four years probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $7,404.51. On October 1, Hallman pled guilty to embezzling $9,572 in union funds following an investigation by the Washington District Office of the U.S. Office of Labor-Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 12/27/04]
Former Secy.-Treasurer Charged in Iowa Fed. Court
On December 14, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Rodney A. Fox, former secretary-treasurer for the Iowa State Troopers’ Association, was charged in a seven-count indictment with embezzling $89,433 in union funds. The charges follow an investigation by the St. Louis District Office of the U.S. Office of Labor-Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 12/27/04]
Ex-Secy.-Treasurer Indicted in Kan. Fed. Court
On December 14, 2004, in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, Daniel Van Becelaere, former secretary-treasurer of Local 763, United Transportation Union, was charged in a three-count indictment with embezzling $36,169 in union funds. The charges follow an investigation by the St. Louis District Office of the U.S. Office of Labor-Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 12/27/04]