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
March 19th, 2014
On March 19, 2014, in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, John Brennan, former Secretary-Treasurer of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 23 (located in Providence, R.I.), was indicted on three counts of embezzlement of labor union funds in the amount of $33,546, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c); three counts of embezzlement from an employee benefit plan in the amount of $40,510, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 664; and seven counts of mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office, the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, and the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
