NSO Treasurer in Texas Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

On September 17, Harold Weatherford, former treasurer of National Staff Organization (NSO), Professional Staff Association, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to embezzling $82,560 in funds from the Tomball (Houston metro area) union. He had been charged on August 21. The actions follow a probe by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.