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Painters, Local 567 - Int'l Brotherhood Of Painters

Officials Sentenced

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
July 1st, 2013On July 1, 2013, Kristine Stephens, former administrative assistant and bookkeeper for Painters Local 567 in Sparks, Nevada, was sentenced to 10 months of home confinement with electronic monitoring, five years of probation, 100 hours community service, and was ordered to pay $81,570 in restitution. In November 2012, Stephens pled guilty to one count of embezzlement. The investigation found that Stephens stole cash dues from the union.