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Maintenance Of Way Employees, Lodge 389

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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March 12th, 2013On March 12, 2013, in the Superior Court of Washington, County of Pierce, Katrina Hall, a former Secretary-Treasurer for Maintenance of Way Employees Lodge 389 (located in Puyallup, Wash.) was sentenced to 30 days in jail, six months probation, fined $500, and was ordered to pay restitution totaling $10,995. Hall pled guilty to a single count of theft in the 1st degree in violation of WA RCW 9A.56.020 (1)(b)/9A.56.030 (1)(a). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office.