Civilian Technicians President in Maryland Indicted for Thefts

On March 25, Lamar Elliott, former president of Association of Civilian Technicians Chapter 134, was indicted in Prince George’s County (Md.) Circuit Court on one count each of theft and embezzlement from the Clinton-based union. The alleged theft totaled between $1,500 and $25,000; the alleged embezzlement totaled $19,806. The indictment follows a probe by the […]

San Francisco Bay Area Teachers Union Treasurer Sentenced for Bank Fraud

Those who steal from teacher unions aren’t necessarily employed by public schools. The case of Kenneth Morris is instructive. On March 24, Morris, treasurer of American Federation of Teachers Local 2240, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California for pilfering from the San Francisco-based union, which represents teachers and other […]

Court Rules in Favor of Injured Stuntwoman; SAG Benefit Plan Board Remains in Denial

If someone claimed severe trauma after decades of falling down stairs, getting into car crashes, getting dropped to the floor head first, and leaping from rigged explosions, one would tend to believe that person. Yet the Screen Actors Guild Pension and Health Plan believes that Leslie Hoffman, a retired Hollywood stuntwoman who did these things […]

Grassley Pursues Possible Links Between Veterans Administration and Short Sellers

Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) has written to the heads of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking information on allegations that a senior VA official named Charmain Bogue may have disclosed inside information useful to Wall Street short sellers. Ms. Bogue is married to Barrett Bogue who works […]

Steelworkers President in Oklahoma Charged with Embezzlement

On March 25, Thomas Burkhart, former president of United Steelworkers Local 145, was charged in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma with one count of embezzling funds from the Sapulpa (near Tulsa)-based union in the sum of $19,900. The charge follows an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.

Black Lives Matter Founder Patrisse Cullors Owns Expensive Real Estate

National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) today released to the media information on significant real estate transactions involving Black Lives Matter Founder Patrisse Cullors. These properties span the country, three being in California, and one in Conyers, Georgia. Cullers has also been looking at real estate in an exclusive enclave in the Bahamas. The information […]

AFL-CIO Detroit Branch Treasurer Charged with Embezzlement

Cathy Long had an impressive skill set. Unfortunately for her, those skills were illegal. On March 12, Long, former treasurer of the Metro Detroit Branch of the AFL-CIO and the Laborers International Hall of Fame (LIHOF), was charged in Wayne County (Mich.) District Court with stealing a combined nearly $50,000 from the two organizations over a […]

New Orleans-Area UFCW President Sentenced for Embezzlement

On March 30, Mark Douglas, former president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1101, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to two years of probation for embezzling funds from the Arabi (near New Orleans) union. He also was ordered to pay restitution to the union in the sum […]

Firefighters Ex-President in Missouri Arrested for Embezzlement

Given his situation, Scott Peterson didn’t have any other option. So, he admitted what he did and resigned. On February 19, Peterson, formerly treasurer and then president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2945, was arrested by Callaway County (Mo.) sheriff’s deputies for embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the Fulton-based union. The […]

Pentagon Security Officers Chieftain Pleads Guilty to Massive Embezzlement

Arthur Penn represented Defense Department security employees. Under his control, however, the funds were less than secure. On March 25, Penn, formerly chairman of the Defense Protective Service Labor Committee Pentagon, an affiliate of the Fraternal Order of Police, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to one count of […]

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