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.
Date
Description
August 31st, 2015
On August 31, 2015, in the Hennepin County Court of Minnesota, Dean Johnson, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 899 (located in Minneapolis, Minn.), was charged with one felony count of theft by swindle, in violation of Minnesota Statute 609.52. The complaint alleges that Johnson stole $2,036 between January 2013 and August 2013. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Minneapolis Resident Investigator Office and the Minneapolis Airport Police.
August 31st, 2015
On August 31, 2015, in the Hennepin County Court of Minnesota, Edward Barker, former Vice President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 899 (located in Minneapolis, Minn.), was charged with one felony count of theft by swindle, in violation of Minnesota Statute 609.52. The complaint alleges that Barker stole $1,790 between March 2013 and July 2013. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Minneapolis Resident Investigator Office and the Minneapolis Airport Police.