Tiffany Freeman

Thief of Cincinnati Musicians Union Checks Sentenced for Thefts

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 18:34

On September 14, Tiffany Freeman was sentenced in Hamilton County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas to two years community supervision for three counts of check forgery against an account of American Federation of Musicians Local 1. She also will have to make restitution to the Cincinnati-based union in the amount of $2,260. Freeman, not a Local 1 employee, had been charged in December 2009 with stealing checks from its office.  She pleaded guilty this August. The actions 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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