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American Postal Workers, Local 395 - Woonsocket

criminal charges

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.

DateDescription
July 20th, 2004On July 20, 2004, in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Norman Fugere, former president of American Postal Workers Local 395, was charged with embezzling $12,240 in union funds. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston District Office.