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Teamsters, Local 810

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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August 5th, 2016On August 5, 2016, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Louis Smith, former President of Teamsters Local 810 (located in New York, N.Y.), pled guilty to Conspiracy to Solicit and Receive Kickbacks to Influence the Operation of an Employee Benefit Plan, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371, in the amount of $151,481. The plea follows a joint investigation by the OLMS New York District Office, the New York City Police Department, the Department of LaborÕs Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.