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
July 1st, 2013
On 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.
November 28th, 2012
On November 28, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Kristine Stephens, former administrative assistant and bookkeeper for Painters Local 567 (located in Sparks, Nev.), was charged with embezzling approximately $80,000 in union funds by stealing over-the-counter cash dues payments, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco District Office.
