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American Postal Workers, Local 1803 - Covington

Indictments

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 6th, 2013On December 6, 2013, in the Alcovy Judicial Circuit of Georgia, Dorothy Gardner, former Financial Secretary of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 1803 (located in Covington, Ga.), was indicted for fiduciary theft by taking $1,604 in union funds, in violation of O.C.G.A. 16-8-2, and 16-8-12. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office.