The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Minneapolis Resident Investigator Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit-Milwaukee District Office and the Employee Benefits Security Administration. This content is made available by use of the public RSS feed offered by the host site and is used for educational purposes only. The .gov means its official. 1343. On August 11, 2022, Lovelace pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling from an employee benefit plan, in violation of 18 U.S.C. On May 11, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Anthony Jordan, former Secretary-Treasurer of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Division 26 (located in Chester, Va.), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a labor organization totaling $30,519, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(c). .agency-blurb-container .agency_blurb.background--light { padding: 0; } She was also ordered to pay $220,044 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. Main Office: 7206(2). ), was charged in a bill of information with embezzling $4,051 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. Thirty-one defendants were indicted Tuesday for their roles in a $1 million drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed at least 15 kilograms of methamphetamine, as well as cocaine and marijuana. ), was sentenced to 270 days in jail and 24 months of probation. He was ordered to pay $1,963,740 in restitution, and a $1,000,000 fine. Finally, Pastrana-Gonzalez, Clemente-Rivera and three other union members (Victor F. Torres-Barroso, Jose A. Fernandez- Cruz, and Carlos A. Hernandez-Laguer) were charged with conspiracy to willfully convert funds and falsify records in an employee benefit plan and health care fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C 371 and 18 U.S.C. 12.06. . 1341, 664, and 1027, respectively, which resulted in a total loss of $1,094,504 to the Massachusetts and Northern New England Laborers District Council of the Laborers International Union of North America and the Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local 3. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. On May 24, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Verdine Day, former Treasurer of International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 344, Detroit Fire Fighters Association (located in Detroit, Mich.), was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in prison and 24 months of supervised release. div#block-eoguidanceviewheader .dol-alerts p {padding: 0;margin: 0;} ), was indicted for embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $112,594, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 7202. 439(c). 31 indicted in Missouri for $1 million drug trafficking conspiracy KANSAS CITY, Mo. On September 19, 2019, Miyamura pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to make and cause to be made false entries in records required to be kept by a labor union, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001(a)(2), respectively. Jordan had previously paid full restitution of $30,519. 501(c). LeClair was also ordered to pay $29,050 in restitution for items including bonus bucks payments and personal phone and debit card charges. A conviction is a judgment based on a jurys verdict, judges finding, or the defendants admission that the defendant is guilty of the crime charged. So far, 17 defendants have been arrested. 1957, and 29 U.S.C. On February 18, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Kenneth Vorlob, former Financial Secretary/Treasurer of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 557 (located in Kenosha, Wisc. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit-Milwaukee District Office. 1343. 501(c). The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office and the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. On September 23, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Felix Luciano, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2805 (located in San Diego, Calif.), was charged with one count of making false statements and five counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. The U.S. Attorney's Office reported that 44 of the 60 defendants were in custody as of Tuesday, with dozens of defendants arrested over the past month in five states. 513(c)(3), respectively. Yolo. On August 11, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, International Longshoremens Association (ILA) Local 1740 President Carlos C. Sanchez-Ortiz, union members Pedro Pastrana-Gonzalez and Iara I. Clemente-Rivera, and Puerto Rico Ports Authority employee Jorge I. Batista-Maldonado were indicted with racketeering conspiracy, Hobbs Act extortion conspiracy and mail and wire fraud conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. As a result, authorities made 35 arrests, 15 of which ended in indictments. On February 1, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Kenneth Vorlob, former Financial Secretary/Treasurer of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 557 (located in Kenosha, Wisc. On July 11, 2022, McKale pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false federal income tax return, in violation 26 U.S.C. 1343, respectively. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On February 28, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Stephen Rooze, former Secretary-Treasurer of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Local 662 (located in Burbank, Calif.), was sentenced to six months in a home detention program and three years of probation. 371, respectively. 501(c) and 18 U.S.C. On August 24, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Kyle Adcock, former President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Local 220 (located in Helena, Mont. On December 2, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Russell Yamanoha, former Communications Director of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1260 (located in Honolulu, Hawaii), was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and a $25 special assessment. .h1 {font-family:'Merriweather';font-weight:700;} Federal Express Corporation Date: December 21, 2022 Docket Number: 1:2021cv11271 The Estate of RICHIE MAJORS, deceased et al v. GERLACH et al Date: December 21, 2022 Docket Number: 2:2016cv13672 news, guides, reviews and information since 1995. 1028A(a)(1), 18 U.S.C. The World's Online Gaming Authority Since 1995, Final Four Odds Favor Villanova, as Two No. 664 and 29 U.S.C 501(c), respectively. On April 28, 2022, Schuller pleaded no contest to two counts of attempted theft, in violation of Nebraska Code 28-201 and 28-511. DEFENDANTSCase Number 22-CR-863, Jose Refugio Vasquez, Jr. Age: 31 San Ysidro, Jaime Gutierrez Age: 48 El Cajon and Tijuana, MX, Jose Baudelio Garcia Age: 45 San Diego, Raul Osbaldo Perez Age: 28 San Ysidro and Tijuana, MX, Marvin Toms Age: 61 San Bernardino, CA, Andrew Acuna Age: 31 Chula Vista, Mario Hernandez Age:45 Chula Vista and Fresno, CA, Michael Perez-Lopez Age: 26 San Ysidro and Tijuana, MX, Jorge Paredes Age: 26 San Diego and Tijuana, Edgar Lopez, Jr. Age: 25 Tijuana, MX, Angel Gutierrez Age: 21 Lynwood, CA, Raul Barajas-Padilla Age: 21 San Diego, Oscar Daniel Munoz Gonzalez Age: 30 San Ysidro, Gabriel Jimenez-Aispuro Age: 31 San Diego, Edgar Cornejo Age: 26 San Diego, Andres Martinez Age: 25 San Ysidro, Oswaldo Marceleno-Cortez Age: 40 San Diego, Controlled Substances Trafficking Conspiracy Title 21, U.S.C., Section 846, Maximum penalty: Life in prison, mandatory minimum 10 years; $10 million fine, Possession of Controlled Substances with Intent to Distribute Title 21, U.S.C., Section 841, Maximum penalty: Life in prison, mandatory minimum 10 years; and $10 million fine. 1028A, respectively, for embezzling $19,732 from his union. Deal was also ordered to pay $22,982 in restitution. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District office. William Q. Hayes Hon. 439(b). 1343. ), pleaded guilty to one count of forging a security of an organization affecting interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. An information is a formal accusation of a crime by a government attorney rather than a Grand Jury. .table thead th {background-color:#f1f1f1;color:#222;} On July 25, 2022, Kelley pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement, in violation of 29 U.S.C. On October 26, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, John T. Coli, Sr., former Secretary Treasurer of Teamsters Local 727 (located in Park Ridge, Ill.), was sentenced to 19 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release, and he was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine and a $200 assessment. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. On March 29, 2022, in the United States District Court of the Western District of Texas, Dorothy Ferguson, former Treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2516 (located in El Paso, Tex. @media only screen and (min-width: 0px){.agency-nav-container.nav-is-open {overflow-y: unset!important;}} 501(c) and 18 U.S.C. On November 29, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Michael Brittain, former assistant business manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1260 (located in Honolulu, Hawaii), was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and a $25 special assessment. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office and the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. [CDATA[/* >