On November 19, Ray Lineweber, former legislative director for the United Transportation Union Nebraska State Legislative Board, was indicted in U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska on one count of embezzling $102,907 in funds from the Omaha-based union and 14 counts of concealing the thefts through false record-keeping. The indictment follows an investigation by the Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
