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Transport Workers, Local 575 - Dfw/lax

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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June 3rd, 2013On June 3, 2013, in the 396th District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, Kady Tucker, former office secretary of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 575 (located in Euless, Tex.), received deferred adjudication at sentencing. Tucker was sentenced to five years of probation, and was ordered to complete 120 hours of community service and make restitution in the amount of $2777. On the same date, Tucker pled guilty to three counts of forgery, in violation of Texas Penal Code 32.21. The plea and sentencing follow an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District Office.