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Painters, Local 47

embezzlement charges

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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April 13th, 2006On April 13, 2006, in the Marion County, Indiana, Superior Court Criminal Division, an information was filed against Patrick Calhoon, former field representative of Painters Local 47, charging him with one count of felony theft for embezzling union funds. The information follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.