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Security Police and Fire Professionals, Local 238

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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December 17th, 2010On 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.