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Communications Workers of America, Local 88329

Guilty Pleas

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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April 24th, 2014On April 24, 2014, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Robert Vargeson, former Treasurer of Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 88329 (located in Galeton, Pa.), pled guilty to a misdemeanor information for false entry or willful concealment of books and records, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(c), as a result of a loss to the union in the amount of $6,373. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office.