On April 4, Bonita Scherling, former secretary-treasurer of Communications Workers of America Local 7970, pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Oregon, County of Hood River, to one count of forgery and one count of identity theft from the Hood River-based union. She then was sentenced to five years of probation and 120 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay $19,386 in restitution and a $500 fine. Scherling had been indicted last October on one count each of theft and forgery, and two counts of identity theft. The actions follow an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
