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
December 17th, 2010
On December 17, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, James Correll, former President of the Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 238 (located in Morrison, Ill.), was sentenced to two years of probation with the first six months to be served in home detention and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $22,286. On August 19, 2010, Correll pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.
August 19th, 2010
On August 19, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, James Patrick Correll, former president of the Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America Local 238 (located in Morrison, Ill.) pled guilty to an information charging him with embezzling and converting to his own use union funds in the amount of $22,278. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.