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
November 1st, 2011
On November 1, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Bobby Harrison, former Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 979 (located in Gainesville, Ga.), pled guilty to one count of embezzlement in the amount of $21,737.11, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). Harrison was then sentenced to six months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, 300 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $15,159.77 and a $100 special assessment. The guilty plea and sentencing follow a joint investigation by the OLMS Tampa Resident Investigator Office and the United States Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General.
August 17th, 2011
On August 17, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Bobby Harrison, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 979 (located in Gainesville, Ga.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $21,737.11. The plea follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Tampa Resident Office and the United States Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General.
