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Government Employees, Local 840 - Council Of Dfas

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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December 12th, 2003On December 12, 2003, in Sarpy County (Nebraska) District Court, Barbara Jo Henry, also known as Barbara Hillis, former treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees Local 840, was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $7,821 for felony theft. Henry pled guilty to the charge on September 30, 2003. The guilty plea and sentence follow a joint investigation by the OLMS Kansas City Resident Office, the Bellevue Nebraska Police Department and the Department of Defense's Office of the Inspector General.
September 30th, 2003On September 30, 2003, in Sarpy County (Nebraska) District Court, Barbara Jo Henry, aka Barbara Hillis, former treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees Local 840, pled guilty to theft. The guilty plea follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Kansas City Resident Office, the Bellevue (Nebraska) Police Department, and the Department of Defense's Office of the Inspector General.