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
On May 27, Wendy Bentzen, former information/financial manager for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Officials Council 72 in Jefferson City, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri to six months home detention and five years supervision for bank fraud and was ordered to pay $32,256.60 in restitution plus a $100 special assessment. She had pleaded guilty last September. The sentencing follows an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS).
