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
June 14th, 2012
On June 14, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Rachel Lanham, former secretary for the Machinists District Lodge 34 (located in Columbus, Ohio), pled guilty to one count of embezzlement. On June 5, 2012, an information was filed charging Lanham with embezzling $104,876. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
June 5th, 2012
On June 5, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, an information was filed charging Rachel Lanham, former secretary for the Machinists District Lodge 34 (located in Columbus, Ohio), with one count of embezzlement in the amount of $104,876. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
