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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.

DateDescription
January 31st, 2006On January 31, 2006, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Albert Moore, former Secretary-Treasurer for PACE Local 1-6992, was sentenced to six months home confinement, three years probation, and 400 hours of community service. Moore was also ordered to make full restitution of $36,327. Moore previously pled guilty to embezzling union funds. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Buffalo District Office.
October 3rd, 2005On October 3, 2005, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, George Beck, Jr., former Secretary-Treasurer of Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers (PACE) Local 01-366 was sentenced to six months home confinement to be followed by two years of probation for embezzlement of union funds. He was also ordered to make restitution to the union in the amount of $26,918. Beck pled guilty to embezzling union funds on September 7, 2005. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston District Office.