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
June 12th, 2007
On June 12, 2007, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Linda Holden, former Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Steelworkers Local 639 (formerly PACE Local 6-639), was ordered to serve a two-year probationary sentence that includes 180 days of home confinement. Holden was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $74,090.09, a special assessment of $100, and to continue counseling. On August 29, 2006, Holden pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the same amount. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit District Office.
August 29th, 2006
On August 29, 2006, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Linda Holden, former Financial Secretary-Treasurer for Steelworkers Local 639 (formerly PACE Local 6-639), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $74,090. On June 28, 2006, Holden was charged with one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $74,090. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit District Office.
