IATSE Officials in Southeast Virginia Charged with Fraud

On June 26, Dennis and Dorian Nicely, respectively, former vice president and former business agent of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 264, were charged in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia with one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and embezzlement of $57,310 in funds from the Hampton-based union. The charges against the husband-wife couple follow an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards and Office of Inspector General.