LaDonna Turner

Ohio Musicians Local Employee Pleads Guilty, Sentenced

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 15:55

On June 24, LaDonna Turner, formerly an employee with American Federation of Musicians Local 1 in Cincinnati, was sentenced in Hamilton County (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas to three years probation and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $15,800. She also will have to undergo random drug testing. Turner had pleaded guilty on June 3 to three counts of check forgery. The guilty plea and sentencing follow an investigation by the Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards.

Five Charged with Thefts from Cincinnati Musicians Union

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 16:27

On December 2, Tiffany Freeman, Tiesha Hamer, Lavinia Smith, LaDonna Turner and Britton Russia were charged in Hamilton County (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas with forging more than $40,000 in checks belonging to Local 1 of the American Federation of Musicians. The alleged stolen amounts from the Cincinnati-based union are: Freeman, $2,260; Hamer, $749; Smith, $2,500; Turner, $15,800; and Russia, $21,309. Russia also was charged with receiving stolen property. The charges follow a probe by the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards.

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