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
March 13th, 2014
On March 13, 2014, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Nyaunu-Wi Meatia Palmer was charged in a criminal information with one count of bank theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(b), and one count of aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2, for participating in a scheme to cash a counterfeit check for more than $1,000 drawn on the bank account of Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (MEBA) District 1 (located in Washington, D.C.). The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office, the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
March 13th, 2014
On March 13, 2014, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Dianna Woodall was charged in a criminal information with one count of bank theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(b), and one count of aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2, for participating in a scheme to cash a $9,836 counterfeit check drawn on the bank account of Marine Engineers Beneficial Association District 1 (located in Washington, D.C.). The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office, the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
