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American Postal Workers, Local 402 - Las Cruces

criminal charges

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.

DateDescription
October 3rd, 2001On October 3, 2001, in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, Ygnacio Angel, former president of American Postal Workers Local 402, pled guilty to an information charging him with false recordkeeping in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(c). The charges had been brought following an investigation by the OLMS Denver District Office.