Oklahoma Letter Carriers President Charged; Pleads Guilty, Sentenced

Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 17:18
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On March 25, Robert Ramirez, former president of National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 973, was charged in Canadian County Court, Oklahoma with 17 counts of uttering a forged instrument from the El Reno-based union. He then pled guilty and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. The actions follow a probe by the Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards.