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American Postal Workers, Local 761 - Las Vegas Area

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 23rd, 2002On August 23, 2002, in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Deborah Partida, former secretary-treasurer of Postal Workers Local 761 and former treasurer of the Postal Workers Nevada State Association, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment followed by three years probation and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $193,337.33. She had pled guilty on May 17, 2002. She had been indicted on March 12, 2002, following an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco District Office.