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.
Date
Description
April 29th, 2014
On April 29, 2014, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California Division, Fred Correll, former Treasurer of Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU) District Council 2 (located in Fullerton, Calif.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $10,000, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c), and one count of filing a false tax return when he failed to report the embezzled income on his 2009 tax return, in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7201. The sentencing is scheduled for August 4, 2014. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Los Angeles District Office, Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General and Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the IRS.
April 23rd, 2014
On April 23, 2014, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Ryan Sherard, former President of Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU) District Council 2 (located in Fullerton, Calif.), pled guilty to one count of making a false statement in a labor union financial report, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(b), when he failed to report in the union’s LM-2 report approximately $9,600 that he received from the union. The sentencing is scheduled for August 4, 2014. The plea follows a joint investigation by the OLMS Los Angeles District Office, Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General and Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the IRS.
