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 12th, 2010
On July 12, 2010, in United States District Court for the District of Western Washington, Sid Mannetti, former President of AFGE Local 1170 (located in Seattle, Wash.), was sentenced to twenty-four months of probation with six months of home confinement and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $50,463. On January 25, 2010, Mannetti was charge with embezzling union funds in the same amount. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office.
January 25th, 2010
On January 25, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Sid Mannetti, former President of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1170 (located in Seattle, Wash.), was charged with embezzlement of labor union assets in the amount of $50,463. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office.
