Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 15:14
On February 23, William Dempsey, president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 294, was indicted in the State of Texas, El Paso County, for theft of property worth more than $1,500 and but less than $20,000. The union is based in Las Cruces, N.M., but because Dempsey resides in Texas, the case is being prosecuted in the latter state. The charge follows a probe by the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards.
Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 19:27
On October 15, Aaron Hunter, former president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 108-F, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to one year of probation for making false statements in union records to conceal his embezzlement. He had paid $30,000 in restitution prior to sentencing. The local is based in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The action follows an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards.
Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 17:59
On June 4, Aaron Hunter, former president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 108F in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., was charged in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri with one count of making false statements to conceal his embezzlement of union funds. He then pleaded guilty. The charge and plea follow a probe by the Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards.
Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 14:40
Kevin Howard has been on sick leave for the last several months, but he may wind up on permanent leave. On August 11, a U.S. District Court in Lynn, Massachusetts, determined that there is probable cause to issue a criminal complaint against Howard, a veteran firefighter and acting fire chief for the nearby community of Nahant, for multiple acts of embezzlement. The action was in response to a similar complaint filed earlier in the month by his union, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2718. In a separate action, Howard last month obtained a restraining order against a fellow firefighter whom he alleged had threatened to shoot him.
Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 16:59
Like many crooked union office employees in recent years, Truong Nguyen had a gambling problem. His case comes with a unique twist: He was arrested at a casino. Nguyen, a firefighter/paramedic with the Norwell, Mass. fire department and treasurer of its union, Local 2700 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, on April 12 was taken into custody at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, and charged with cleaning out the union bank account to the tune of more than $46,000. He was arraigned in Hingham (Mass.) District Court, where according to his attorney he regretted his "unfortunate infraction." He was held on $99,000 bail.
Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 17:13
Settling out of court might not be the most lucrative approach to getting back stolen funds, but in the long run it may be the best. Officials of Local 2533 of the International Association of Fire Fighters are hoping so. Early this month, the Branford (near New Haven), Connecticut union and State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced they had reached an agreement with former local president Michael Manemeit to recover around $38,000 in funds Manemeit had stolen years earlier. "We're happy to have some closure on the case," said Randall Chittenden, a former union president and currently a local trustee.
Kevin Howard has been on sick leave for the last several months, but he may wind up on permanent leave. On August 11, a U.S. District Court in Lynn, Massachusetts, determined that there is probable cause to issue a criminal complaint against Howard, a veteran firefighter and acting fire chief for the nearby community of Nahant, for 
Like many crooked union office employees in recent years, 
Settling out of court might not be the most lucrative approach to getting back stolen funds, but in the long run it may be the best. Officials of Local 2533 of the International Association of Fire Fighters are hoping so. Early this month, the Branford (near New Haven), Connecticut union and State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced they had reached 
