Former President of Health Care Local in New Jersey Pleads Guilty

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NursesOn December 10, Kathleen Fonti, former president of Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) Local 5030, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to receipt of more than $14,500 in improper loans from the Emerson, N.J.-based union. She then was sentenced to two years supervised probation and fined $1,000. Fonti had been indicted in June. HPAE represents some 11,000 nurses and other health care employees throughout New Jersey. The latest actions follow an investigation by the Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards.