Local NSO Treasurer in Texas Charged with Embezzlement

On August 21, Harold Weatherford, former treasurer of National Staff Organization (NSO), Professional Staff Association, was charged in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas with embezzling $82,560 in funds from the Tomball (Houston metro area) union. The charge follows a probe by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.

SMART Treasurer in Southern California Charged with Embezzlement

On September 8, Rachel Gleason, former treasurer of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Union (SMART) Local 1700, was charged in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California with one count of embezzling funds in an unspecified sum from the Perris (Riverside County)-based union. The charge follows an investigation by the U.S. Labor […]

Upstate New York Steelworkers Secretary Sentenced for Theft

At least Brian Arnold won’t have to serve any prison time. Last Thursday, September 10, Arnold, former financial secretary of United Steelworkers Local 104M, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York to two years of probation, including six months of home confinement, for embezzling $33,224.15 from the Elmira-based union. […]

Letter Carriers Treasurer in Michigan Charged with Embezzlement

On August 31, Kathryn Connelly, former president of National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 707, was charged in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan with one count of embezzlement from the Sault Ste. Marie union in the sum of $10,323. The charge follows a joint investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office […]

Former UAW Treasurer in Michigan Sentenced for Theft

On August 27, Larissa Iveson, daughter of a former treasurer of United Auto Workers Local 373, was sentenced in the 12th Judicial District Court of Jackson County, Michigan to two years of probation for theft in an unspecified amount from the Litchfield-based local. She had pleaded guilty in May. The actions follow a probe by […]

AFGE President in California Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

On August 17, Roger Harris, former president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 3048, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to one count of wire fraud in the amount of $36,150 after being charged in May 2018. The union represents employees of Lompoc federal prison. The actions follow […]

Letter Carriers Secretary in Georgia Sentenced for Embezzlement

On August 13, Janet Pilcher, former secretary-treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 536, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to 30 days in prison and three years of supervised release for embezzling funds from the Rome, Ga.-based union. She also was ordered to pay $45,934 in restitution […]

Hawaii Crime Boss Busted for Racketeering, Murder; Infiltrated Teamster Local

Organized crime has been a dominant if often hidden reality in Hawaii for decades. But at least for now one of its most violent sociopaths is out of commission. On July 15, Michael Miske Jr., was arrested at his oceanfront home in Kailua, Oahu Island and charged in Honolulu federal court, along with 10 other […]

California Probation Officers Union President Charged with $600K+ Theft

Manuel Torres used to supervise probation officers for a living. He may need a probation officer in the near future. On July 29, Torres, former president of the Santa Barbara County Probation Peace Officers Association, was arrested, and a couple of days later charged, with embezzling over $600,000 from the union over the course of […]

Northern California Police Union Treasurer Arrested for Embezzlement

Police unions seem to have produced a lot of corruption stories lately. The latest example comes from Northern California. On July 27, David Sittig-Wattson, now 34, former treasurer of the Rohnert Park Public Safety Officers Association, an independent union, was arrested for felony embezzlement in an unspecified sum from the association over a four-year period. […]

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