Walter Fisher

Secretary-Treasurer in Delaware Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 08/13/2007 - 00:00

Michael Pingatore was clever enough to evade detection – but only for a time.  On July 23, the former secretary-treasurer of the Delaware Rural Letter Carriers Association pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing $58,908.38 from his union over a four-year period.  Pingatore, 47, during 2002-06 had diverted association funds to a personal checking account by writing unauthorized checks to himself and by starting a credit card on a union bank account without approval.  In all, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Kravetz, Pingatore conducted dozens of transactions ranging anywhere from $12 to $6,727.  At his hearing, he pleaded guilty to all six charges of embezzlement in exchange for a promise by prosecutors not to bring additional charges related to the thefts.  The union represents about 400 letter carriers in the state.  (Delaware Online, 7/23/07).          

 

Maryland Local Treasurer Sentenced for Embezzlement

Maryland Local Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 06/04/2007 - 00:00

On May 3, Walter Fisher, former treasurer for Local 1949 of the United Transportation Union, pleaded guilty in federal court for the District of Maryland to one count of embezzling funds from the Ellicott City-based union in an amount greater than $30,000 but less than $70,000.  The guilty plea follows an investigation by the Labor Department.  (OLMS, 5/30/07).  

  

Former Secretary-Treasurer of Pittsburgh-Area Local Sentenced

Michigan Financial Secretary Sentenced for Embezzlement

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Mon, 01/15/2007 - 01:00

On December 19, Michael Winchester, former financial secretary for United Auto Workers Local 651, based in Flint, Michigan, was sentenced in federal court to 12 months and one day in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for embezzling union funds.  He also will have to make restitution to a bonding company, Zurich North America, in the amount of $20,401.46 and pay a $100 special assessment.  He pleaded guilty in September.  The sentencing follows a joint investigation by the Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards and Office of Inspector General.  (OLMS, 1/9/07). 

 

Kansas City, Mo. Secretary Charged with Embezzlement

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