On May 10, Renita Dompier, former secretary-treasurer of International Association of Machinists Local Lodge 283, pleaded guilty to embezzling $8,725.99 in funds from the Baraga, Mich. (Upper Peninsula) union. She had been indicted in March for embezzlement and falsifying union records. The actions follow an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
