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.

Date	Description
February 27th, 2009	On February 27, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Mary Schaeuble, Chair of the Insurance Committee of Steelworkers Local 20 (located in Kaukauna, Wis.), was sentenced to two years probation and ordered to pay a $200 special assessment and to make restitution in the amount of $4,000.On November 25, 2008, Schaeuble pled guilty to two counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $730.94.The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.
January 30th, 2009	On January 30, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Eugene Huss, former Area Vice President of Steelworkers Local 20 (located in Kaukauna, Wis.), was ordered to make restitution in the amount of $2,000 and pay a $100 fine. On October 22, 2008, Huss pled guilty to two counts of falsification of union records. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.
November 25th, 2008	On November 25, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Mary Schaeuble, Chair of the Insurance Committee of Steelworkers Local 20 (located in Kaukauna, Wis.), pled guilty to two counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $730.94. On May 20, 2008, Schaeuble had been indicted on 13 counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $3,379.30. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.
November 12th, 2008	On November 12, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Randy Sanders, former Executive Vice President of Steelworkers Local 20 (located in Kaukauna, Wis.), was sentenced to two years probation, a $1,000 fine, a $200 special assessment and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $7,300. On August 22, 2008, Sanders pled guilty to two counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $762.48. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.
October 22nd, 2008	On October 22, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Eugene Huss, Area Vice President of Steelworkers Local 20 (located in Kaukauna, Wis.), pled guilty to two counts of falsification of union records and agreed to make restitution in the amount of $2,000. On May 20, 2008, Huss was indicted on thirteen counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $1,617.75. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.
August 22nd, 2008	On August 22, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Randy Sanders, former Executive Vice President of Steelworkers Local 20 (located in Kaukauna, Wis.), pled guilty to two counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $762.48 and agreed to make restitution in the amount of $7,300. On May 20, 2008, Sanders was indicted on thirteen counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $3,298.66. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.