On February 21, Connie Jacobs, former office manager for Local 495 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina to twelve months and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of probation, for embezzlement of union funds. She was ordered to pay nearly $120,000 in restitution, plus a $100 special assessment fee. Jacobs pleaded guilty in November. IBEW Local 495 is based in Wilmington, N.C. (OLMS, 3/5/07).
Cincinnati-Area Contractor Sentenced for Thefts from Local
