http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/NAWER/13085 U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards Reports Four Indictments, Six Convictions During July for Union Funds Embezzlement Court-ordered restitution from enforcement actions exceeds $101 million since 2001 WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department ofLabor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today announced itscriminal enforcement data for July 2007. During July, OLMS obtained fourindictments and six convictions, for a total of 73 indictments and 100convictions during fiscal year 2007 to date. These indictments andconvictions primarily involve union officers and employees who haveembezzled union funds. &quot;We are committed to protecting union members' dues payments andensuring transparency in labor union reporting to allow workers to reviewtheir unions' expenditures,&quot; said Deputy Assistant Secretary forLabor-Management Programs Don Todd. &quot;Since fiscal year 2001, OLMSinvestigations have yielded a total of 810 indictments with 781 convictionsand court-ordered restitution exceeding $101 million.&quot; OLMS is the federal enforcement agency responsible for administeringmost provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of1959 (LMRDA). The agency's criminal enforcement program includesinvestigations of embezzlement from labor organizations, and its civilprogram includes the collection and public disclosure of unions' annualfinancial reports, compliance audits of labor unions, and investigations ofwrongdoing in union officer elections. OLMS's public disclosure Web page at http://www.unionreports.govcontains union annual financial reports and additional forms required to befiled under the LMRDA. Other information, including synopses of OLMSenforcement actions, is available on OLMS's home page athttp://www.olms.dol.gov. Editor's Note: A listing of selected OLMS enforcement actions duringJuly 2007 accompanies this release. Selected Enforcement Actions in July 2007 Office of Labor-Management Standards U.S. Department of Labor On July 9, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District ofMichigan (Northern Division), Willie Haynes, former financial secretary ofthe United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers ofAmerica (UAW) International Union Local 362, pled guilty to one count ofwillfully making false statements on the annual financial reports (FormLM-2) filed by Local 362 for fiscal years 2001, 2002 and 2003. On June 19,2007, Haynes was charged with making false statements and representationsof material facts. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMSDetroit District Office. On July 11, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Districtof New York, Frederick Contini, developer of the 2 Broadway Project, wassentenced to five years probation and ordered to make $8,085,000 inrestitution. On March 31, 2003, Contini pled guilty to Conspiracy toReceive, Possess and Dispose of Money Obtained by Fraud and TransportedAcross State Lines, Obstruction of Justice, and engaging in an UnlawfulMonetary Transaction. The sentencing follows a joint investigation ofmembers and union officials of Elevator Constructors Local One by the OLMSNew York District Office and the FBI. On July 23, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the District ofDelaware, Michael A. Pingitore, former secretary-treasurer of the DelawareRural Letter Carriers Association, pled guilty to six counts ofembezzlement of union funds in the amount of $58,908.38. The guilty pleafollows a joint investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia District Office andthe U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General. On July 25, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the District ofKansas, Kelli Tyrell-Moore, former executive assistant of the Kansas StateNurses Association, pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds. OnApril 18, 2007, Tyrell-Moore was charged with embezzling $63,397.16 inunion funds. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS KansasCity Resident Investigator Office. On July 27, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the District ofMaryland, Walter Fisher, former secretary-treasurer of UnitedTransportation Union Local 1949, was sentenced to six months in prison tobe followed by six months of home detention and two years probation. Fisheralso was ordered to pay $45,000 restitution to the union. On May 3, 2007,Fisher pled guilty to one count of embezzling more than $30,000 but lessthan $70,000 in union funds. The sentence follows an investigation by theOLMS Washington District Office. On July 30, 2007, in Superior Court for the District of Columbia,Bradley Burton, former executive assistant to the secretary-treasurer ofthe AFL-CIO, was charged with one count of second degree theft for causingthe AFL-CIO to pay $7,663.34 in meal expenses for his wife. Subsequently,Burton pled guilty and received a suspended sentence of 180 days in jail,70 hours of community service, probation for one year, a $350 fine and anorder to make any restitution that had not already been repaid. The pleaand sentence follow an investigation by the OLMS Washington DistrictOffice. U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet athttp://www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be madeavailable in alternate format (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc)from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release whenplacing your request at (202) 693-7828 or TTY (202) 693-7755. The LaborDepartment is committed to providing America's employers and employees witheasy access to understandable information on how to comply with its lawsand regulations. For more information, please visithttp://www.dol.gov/compliance. SOURCE U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards Reports Four Indictments, Six Convictions During July for Union Funds Embezzlement Court-ordered restitution from enforcement actions exceeds $101 million since 2001 WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department ofLabor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today announced itscriminal enforcement data for July 2007. During July, OLMS obtained fourindictments and six convictions, for a total of 73 indictments and 100convictions during fiscal year 2007 to date. These indictments andconvictions primarily involve union officers and employees who haveembezzled union funds. &quot;We are committed to protecting union members' dues payments andensuring transparency in labor union reporting to allow workers to reviewtheir unions' expenditures,&quot; said Deputy Assistant Secretary forLabor-Management Programs Don Todd. &quot;Since fiscal year 2001, OLMSinvestigations have yielded a total of 810 indictments with 781 convictionsand court-ordered restitution exceeding $101 million.&quot; OLMS is the federal enforcement agency responsible for administeringmost provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of1959 (LMRDA). The agency's criminal enforcement program includesinvestigations of embezzlement from labor organizations, and its civilprogram includes the collection and public disclosure of unions' annualfinancial reports, compliance audits of labor unions, and investigations ofwrongdoing in union officer elections. OLMS's public disclosure Web page at http://www.unionreports.govcontains union annual financial reports and additional forms required to befiled under the LMRDA. Other information, including synopses of OLMSenforcement actions, is available on OLMS's home page athttp://www.olms.dol.gov. Editor's Note: A listing of selected OLMS enforcement actions duringJuly 2007 accompanies this release. Selected Enforcement Actions in July 2007 Office of Labor-Management Standards U.S. Department of Labor On July 9, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District ofMichigan (Northern Division), Willie Haynes, former financial secretary ofthe United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers ofAmerica (UAW) International Union Local 362, pled guilty to one count ofwillfully making false statements on the annual financial reports (FormLM-2) filed by Local 362 for fiscal years 2001, 2002 and 2003. On June 19,2007, Haynes was charged with making false statements and representationsof material facts. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMSDetroit District Office. On July 11, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Districtof New York, Frederick Contini, developer of the 2 Broadway Project, wassentenced to five years probation and ordered to make $8,085,000 inrestitution. On March 31, 2003, Contini pled guilty to Conspiracy toReceive, Possess and Dispose of Money Obtained by Fraud and TransportedAcross State Lines, Obstruction of Justice, and engaging in an UnlawfulMonetary Transaction. The sentencing follows a joint investigation ofmembers and union officials of Elevator Constructors Local One by the OLMSNew York District Office and the FBI. On July 23, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the District ofDelaware, Michael A. Pingitore, former secretary-treasurer of the DelawareRural Letter Carriers Association, pled guilty to six counts ofembezzlement of union funds in the amount of $58,908.38. The guilty pleafollows a joint investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia District Office andthe U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General. On July 25, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the District ofKansas, Kelli Tyrell-Moore, former executive assistant of the Kansas StateNurses Association, pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds. OnApril 18, 2007, Tyrell-Moore was charged with embezzling $63,397.16 inunion funds. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS KansasCity Resident Investigator Office. On July 27, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the District ofMaryland, Walter Fisher, former secretary-treasurer of UnitedTransportation Union Local 1949, was sentenced to six months in prison tobe followed by six months of home detention and two years probation. Fisheralso was ordered to pay $45,000 restitution to the union. On May 3, 2007,Fisher pled guilty to one count of embezzling more than $30,000 but lessthan $70,000 in union funds. The sentence follows an investigation by theOLMS Washington District Office. On July 30, 2007, in Superior Court for the District of Columbia,Bradley Burton, former executive assistant to the secretary-treasurer ofthe AFL-CIO, was charged with one count of second degree theft for causingthe AFL-CIO to pay $7,663.34 in meal expenses for his wife. Subsequently,Burton pled guilty and received a suspended sentence of 180 days in jail,70 hours of community service, probation for one year, a $350 fine and anorder to make any restitution that had not already been repaid. The pleaand sentence follow an investigation by the OLMS Washington DistrictOffice. U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet athttp://www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be madeavailable in alternate format (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc)from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release whenplacing your request at (202) 693-7828 or TTY (202) 693-7755. The LaborDepartment is committed to providing America's employers and employees witheasy access to understandable information on how to comply with its lawsand regulations. For more information, please visithttp://www.dol.gov/compliance. SOURCE U.S. Department of Labor en-us Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:59:04 PDT <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span class="mainarttitle"><span class="mainarttitle"><strong><font size="3">The Corporate Scandal Sheet</font></strong></span> <br /> </span></p> <p><span class="mainarttitle"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/25/accountingtracker.html">http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/25/accountingtracker.html</a></span></p> <p><span class="mainarttitle"></span></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/NAWER/13085/#c_126788 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/NAWER/13085/#c_126788 <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span class="mainarttitle"><span class="mainarttitle"><strong><font size="3">The Corporate Scandal Sheet</font></strong></span> <br /> </span></p> <p><span class="mainarttitle"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/25/accountingtracker.html">http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/25/accountingtracker.html</a></span></p> <p><span class="mainarttitle"></span></p> <p>Well, it's a real press release (I have a PRNewswire for Journalists account), but my reply is, &quot;so what does this prove?&quot;&nbsp; We're supposed to conclude that all unions are bad, <strong>therefore corporatism is saintly and benevolent?</strong></p> <p>'Course, maybe I should heed my own advice to Buffoo and not get mad at people whose logical abilities aren't up to snuff.&nbsp; (Except that people with impaired logical abilities <em>vote....</em>)</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/NAWER/13085/#c_126810 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/NAWER/13085/#c_126810 <p>Well, it's a real press release (I have a PRNewswire for Journalists account), but my reply is, &quot;so what does this prove?&quot;&nbsp; We're supposed to conclude that all unions are bad, <strong>therefore corporatism is saintly and benevolent?</strong></p> <p>'Course, maybe I should heed my own advice to Buffoo and not get mad at people whose logical abilities aren't up to snuff.&nbsp; (Except that people with impaired logical abilities <em>vote....</em>)</p> <p>Good for the Department of Labor.&nbsp; Now if we could just get them to crack down on the corporate predation as hard as they bust penny-ante labor profiteers, we might have something.</p> <p>.</p> <p>Why, add all these together and it might equal a day's worth of back-dated stock options at Home Despot.&nbsp; Where'd that guy wind up, anyway?&nbsp; Oh yeah--he's gonna steal from Chrysler now.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/NAWER/13085/#c_126814 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/NAWER/13085/#c_126814 <p>Good for the Department of Labor.&nbsp; Now if we could just get them to crack down on the corporate predation as hard as they bust penny-ante labor profiteers, we might have something.</p> <p>.</p> <p>Why, add all these together and it might equal a day's worth of back-dated stock options at Home Despot.&nbsp; Where'd that guy wind up, anyway?&nbsp; Oh yeah--he's gonna steal from Chrysler now.</p> <p>Why it PAYS to be union</p> <p><a href="http://www.iuoe.org/organizing/rights.htm">http://www.iuoe.org/organizing/rights.htm</a></p> <p>All info on the site is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/NAWER/13085/#c_154469 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/NAWER/13085/#c_154469 <p>Why it PAYS to be union</p> <p><a href="http://www.iuoe.org/organizing/rights.htm">http://www.iuoe.org/organizing/rights.htm</a></p> <p>All info on the site is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics</p>