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Government Employees, Local 2326 - Dod

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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July 17th, 2013On July 17, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Timothy Harper, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2326 (located in Great Lakes, Ill.), was sentenced to three months of imprisonment followed by three months of supervised release under home confinement with electronic monitoring. Harper was also ordered to make full restitution of $15,837. On April 17, 2013, Harper pled guilty to one count of theft on a federal enclave, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 661. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.