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Maintenance Of Way Employees, Sub-Lodge 1046

Guilty Pleas

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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February 19th, 2014On February 19, 2014, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Joseph Hulstedt, former Secretary-Treasurer of Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWE) Local Lodge 1046 (located in Oswego, Ill.), pled guilty to making a false entry in union records, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(c). Hulstedt was then sentenced to one year of probation and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. Hulstedt had previously paid full restitution in the amount of $6,836. The plea and sentencing follow an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.