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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.

DateDescription
July 6th, 2010On July 6, 2010, In the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Keith Hart, former Financial Secretary of Bakery Workers Local 315G (Mt. Vernon, Ind.), pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $13,904.69. On June 3, 2009, Hart was indicted on one count of embezzlement of union funds in the same amount. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.
June 3rd, 2009On June 3, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Keith W. Hart, Jr., former Financial Secretary of Bakery Workers (BCTGM) Local 315G (formerly located in Mt. Vernon, Ind.), was indicted on one count of embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $13,904.69. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.
May 30th, 2006On May 30, 2006, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Sharon Ann Burt, former bookkeeper/office secretary for Bakery Workers Local 611, was charged with one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $76,000. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office.