On April 10, Monica Smalls, former treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees Local 2209 in Dayton, Ohio, was charged in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas with theft of $500 or more. The charge follows an investigation by the Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards. AFGE Local 2209 represents employees at the VA Medical Center in Dayton. (OLMS, 5/22/09).