On May 16, Owen Smith, former secretary-treasurer for Association of Civilian Technicians Chapter 117, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to three years probation, assessed a $100 fine, and ordered to pay $18,023 in restitution for embezzling funds from the Jacksonville, Ark. union. ACT Chapter 117 represents Arkansas Air National Guard employees at Little Rock Air Force Base. Smith pled guilty last October. The sentencing follows an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
