On April 16, Michael Wood, former treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees Local 3957, was charged in an information with one count of forgery against the Grant, La. union. The charge follows an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
New Orleans-Area AFGE Local President Sentenced for Forgery
On April 21, Matthew Cuomo, former president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 1047, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to three years of probation for forging more than 50 checks totaling about $15,000 from the Kenner-based union. He also was ordered to pay full restitution and a […]
President of South Carolina AFGE Local Sentenced for Theft
On February 1, John Sammons, former president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 1872, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina to three years of supervised probation, including six months of home detention, for stealing funds from the union. He also was ordered to pay a $5,500 fine on […]
Former AFGE Local President in South Carolina Indicted
On November 5, Brenda Wilson, former president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 3841, was indicted in U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina for making a false statement in relation to a federal case. No further details are available. The Columbia, S.C.-based Local 3841 represents federal employees in various Southern cities. […]
Labor Department Calls Out Steelworkers, AFGE
Longtime readers of this publication no doubt have a sense of which unions are most prone to internal theft. The U.S. Department of Labor certainly does. In separate letters dated October 6, the DOL warned United Steelworkers President Thomas Conway and American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) President Everett Kelley that their unions are “disproportionately […]
AFGE Secretary-Treasurer in Texas Charged with Wire Fraud
On October 13, KaSandra Hall, former secretary-treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees Council 235, was charged in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas with one count of wire fraud in the sum $12,765 from the Killeen-based labor organization. The indictment follows an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management […]
Louisiana AFGE President Pleads Guilty to Forgery
On September 30, Matthew Cuomo, former president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 1047, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to one count of forging over 50 checks worth about $15,000 against the Kenner, La. union, which represents Transportation Security Administration employees. Cuomo had been charged this past […]
Massachusetts AFGE President Indicted for Fraud, Tax Evasion
Michael Oldham gambled over his head. Soon he may pay a heavy debt. Last Tuesday, October 13, Oldham, former president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 1900, was indicted in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts for embezzling nearly $39,000 in funds from the Taunton (south of Boston) union, making false statements […]
Fort Knox AFGE President Sentenced for Fraud, Forgery
On October 1, Rocky Gannon, former president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 2302, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky to 15 months of home incarceration, four years of probation and 250 hours of community service for fraud and forgery. He had pleaded guilty in June after being […]
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 […]