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 […]
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Civilian Technicians President in Iowa Sentenced for Wire Fraud
On February 10, Gregg Pedersen, former president of Association of Civilian Technicians Local 75, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa to two years of probation and ordered to pay $11,638 in restitution and a $100 fine for defrauding the Sioux City-based union. He had pleaded guilty last September to […]
Civilian Technicians Secretary-Treasurer in Maryland Pleads Guilty; Sentenced
On December 11, John Scarcella, former secretary-treasurer of Association of Civilian Technicians Local 125, pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Baltimore County, Maryland to theft of $28,010 in funds from the Middle River, Md.-based union. He then was sentenced to 18 months in jail (suspended) and three years of unsupervised probation, and was ordered […]
Civilian Technicians President in Iowa Pleads Guilty to Fraud
On September 27, Gregg Pedersen, former president of Association of Civilian Technicians Local 75, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa to one count of wire fraud in the amount of $6,320 from the Sioux City-based union. He had been charged in August. The actions follow a probe by the […]
President of Civilian Technicians Local in Iowa Charged with Fraud
On August 23, Gregg Pedersen, former president of Association of Civilian Technicians Local 75, was charged in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa with wire fraud in the sum of $6,320 against the Sioux City-based union. The charge follows an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
Civilian Technicians Secretary in Maryland Charged with Theft
On May 31, John Scarcella, former secretary-treasurer of Association of Civilian Technicians Local 125, was charged in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Md. with one count of theft from the Middle River-based union in a sum of more than $10,000 but less than $100,000. The charge follows an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s […]
Alaska Civilian Technicians Secretary Sentenced for Thefts
For nearly five years, Timothy Carrol Smith used his union as a cash dispensary. He now has some time to think about the consequences. Last Friday, October 19, Smith, formerly secretary-treasurer for Association of Civilian Technicians Chapter 84, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska to eight months in prison, plus […]
Civilian Technicians Secretary in Alaska Charged with Embezzlement
In mid-February, Timothy Carrol Smith, former secretary-treasurer for Association of Civilian Technicians Chapter 84, was charged in Anchorage federal court with embezzling more than $80,000 in funds from the union, which represents personnel at Elmendorf-Richardson Joint Air Force Base. The charge follows an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
Civilian Technicians Chapter Secretary-Treasurer in Arkansas Charged; Pleads Guilty
On October 18, Owen Smith, former secretary-treasurer of Association of Civilian Technicians Chapter 117, was charged in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas with one count of embezzling $18,023 in funds from the Jacksonville, Ark.-based union. He then pleaded guilty. The union represents civilian employees at Little Rock Air Force Base. The […]