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
June 7th, 2002
On June 7, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Geri Abbe, former office secretary for the Western Association of Pulp & Paper Workers Local 5, was sentenced to two months of home confinement with electronic monitoring and five years probation. She was also ordered to perform 200 hours of community service. She previously made restitution of $14,754. She had pled guilty on March 22, 2002, to embezzling union funds following an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office.
March 22nd, 2002
On March 22, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Geri Abbe, former office secretary for Western Pulp and Paper Workers Local 5, pled guilty to one count of embezzling $15,690 in union funds. She had earlier been charged with embezzlement following an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office.
February 22nd, 2002
On February 22, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Geri E. Abbe, former office secretary for Western Pulp and Paper Workers Local 5, was charged in a one-count information with embezzling $15,690 in union funds. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office.
