International Guards Union of America

Mississippi Security Guards Local President Sentenced for Thefts

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 13:47

On March 23, Ron Quinn, former president of International Guards Union of America Local 123, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi to six months home confinement and three years probation for embezzling funds during January-August 2008 from the Port Gibson union. He also will have to pay restitution in the amount of $11,027. He and former local secretary-treasurer Rebecca James pleaded guilty in January after being charged last July. The sentencing follows an investigation by the Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards.

Former Officials of Security Guards Local in Mississippi Plead Guilty

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 14:54

On January 12, Ron Quinn and Rebecca James, respectively, the former president and secretary-treasurer of International Guards Union of America Local 123 in Port Gibson, Miss., pleaded guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $11,147.30. The pair had been charged in July with conspiracy and embezzlement during the period January-August 2008. The guilty pleas follow a probe by the Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards.

Ex-President, Secretary-Treasurer of Mississippi Guards Local Plead Guilty

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 16:21

Ron Quinn and Rebecca James thought they would get a free ride with their union debit cards and checks. Now the ride is over and the bills are coming due. Quinn and James, respectively, former president and secretary treasurer of International Guards Union of America Local 123, pleaded guilty in Natchez federal court on January 12 to charges of embezzlement of a combined $11,147 in funds from the Port Gibson, Miss. union.

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