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Security Police and Fire Professionals, Local 709

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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September 5th, 2013On September 5, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Wayne Patrick Boudoin, former President of Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 709 (located in New Orleans, La.), was sentenced to two years of probation, including six months of home confinement, for embezzlement of union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). Boudoin was also ordered to pay restitution, in the amount of $16,398. Boudoin had previously made restitution in the amount of $20,988. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office.