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
September 16th, 2021
On September 16, 2021, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Michael Wood, former Treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3957 (located in Grant, La.), was sentenced to three months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $29,664 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. On May 13, 2021, Wood pleaded guilty to one count of forgery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 513(a). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office.
May 13th, 2021
On May 13, 2021, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Michael Wood, former Treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3957 (located in Grant, La.), pleaded guilty to one count of forgery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 513(a). The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office.
