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
