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Government Employees, Local 1765 - Va

Officials Sentenced

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 6th, 2013On August 6, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Christopher Stansbury, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1765 (located in Chicago, Ill.), was sentenced to two years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount $18,662. On January 9, 2013, Stansbury pled guilty to one count of theft in a federal enclave, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 661. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.