On March 20, Alfonso Rodriguez, former financial secretary of SMART (formerly United Transportation Union) Local 117, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Washington to one count of false reporting in connection with his theft of funds from the Southworth (Kitsap County), Washington-based union. He also agreed to pay restitution in the amount of $34,601. Sentencing is set for June. The plea follows a probe by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
