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Ex-AFGE Treasurer in Washington State Sentenced for Embezzlement

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 01:00

On October 6, Karimah Bailey, former treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees Local 3197 in Seattle, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington to a year and a day in jail plus three years of supervised release for embezzling funds and making false entries on the union’s annual financial reporting form.  Bailey, who pleaded guilty in April, also will have to pay restitution in the amount of $98,802.17.  The sentencing follows an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.  (OLMS, 10/20/08).      

 

Los Angeles Local Office Manager Charged with Embezzlement

Central Pennsylvania Treasurer Charged with Embezzlement

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 00:00

On April 24, Richard J. Vincent, former treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees Local 3951, was charged in Cambria County (Pa.) Court with two counts of embezzling funds from the Altoona-based union in the amount of $43,694.85.  The charges follow a joint investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards and Office of Inspector General.  The local represents employees at the federal prison in Loretto, Pa., west of Altoona.  (OLMS, 5/21/08).   

 

Local Secretary-Treasurer in Ohio Pleads Guilty to Theft

Ohio Secretary-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 01:00

On February 8, Betty Illig, former secretary-treasurer for Graphic Communications International Union Local 638-S and the Tri-State District Joint Council, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio to embezzling $145,675 in union funds and covering up the thefts by submitting false information on the union’s financial reporting forms.  Illig, a resident of East Liverpool, Ohio, a half-hour drive south of Youngstown, had been indicted last November.  The local is also based in East Liverpool.  (OLMS, 2/19/07; other sources). 

 

Former Treasurer in Michigan Sentenced for Records Fraud

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