Mary Love

Alabama Local Secretary Sentenced for Embezzlement

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 03/26/2007 - 00:00

Sharon Ann Burt, secretary of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 611, was sentenced in federal court to one year in prison for embezzling $72,701 in union funds.  Federal prosecutors said that Burt, 49, a resident of Fort Payne, Alabama, in the northeast part of the state, wrote checks without authorization, paid her bills with union money, and doctored bank statements delivered to her personal post office box.  She was indicted last May and pleaded guilty to embezzlement and mail fraud in October.  Local 611 represented employees at the Earthgrains plant in Fort Payne, which closed in 2005.  (Gadsden Times, 3/14/07; Huntsville Times, 3/15/07).

 

Pittsburgh-Area Local Chieftain Pleads Guilty to Thefts

Missouri Local Ex-President, Treasurer Convicted of Theft

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 12/04/2006 - 01:00

Mary Love and Danna France knew the value of teamwork – at least when it came to embezzling from their union.  Their combined take came to around $70,000.  Love, 51, a resident of northwest suburban St. Louis, during October 1998-December 2005 served as president of Local 96 of the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents workers at the Jefferson Barracks and John Cochran VA hospitals.  During that time, the U.S. Attorney’s Office charged, she diverted more than $43,000 in union checks toward personal use.  On November 15, a federal jury convicted Love of theft and filing false records.  For her part, France, 42, who pleaded guilty in October, stole more than $26,000.  France is due for sentencing in January; Love is due in February.  (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11/17/06). 

 

Chicago-Area Business Manager Sentenced for Stealing

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