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Steelworkers, Local 745

Officials Sentenced

Office of Labor-Management Enforcement

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) conducts both civil and criminal investigations of alleged violations of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) and related laws.

These investigations by OLMS District Offices involve issues such as embezzlements of union funds, union officer elections, the filing of required reports by unions and others with OLMS, and the imposition of trusteeships over subordinate unions by a parent body. These investigations may result in legal enforcement actions.

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September 19th, 2006On September 19, 2006, in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Michael Iasevoli, former Financial Secretary of Steelworkers (formerly PACE) Local 745, was sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by three years supervised release and ordered to pay restitution to the local in the amount of $138,000 and a special assessment of $100. On June 19, 2006, Iasevoli pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $138,000. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS New Haven Resident Investigator Office.