On May 12, David Diaz, former president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 387, was sentenced in Suffolk County (Long Island), N.Y., 10th Judicial Circuit Court, to 280 hours of community service in lieu of 60 days in jail and three years of probation. He also was ordered to pay $17,149 in restitution. Diaz had pleaded guilty in March to petty larceny. The actions follow a joint investigation by the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards and the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General.
