On March 16, Latasha Wilson, former treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees Local 1969, pleaded guilty in Ramsey County (Minn.) District Court to one count of theft by swindle in the sum of more than $35,000 from the Minneapolis-based union. Wilson had been charged last October of stealing $58,150 during January 2013-December 2015. Although Minneapolis is in Hennepin County, she was charged in neighboring Ramsey County, where the offenses occurred. AFGE Local 1969 represents employees at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis. The actions follow an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
