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embezzlement charges

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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June 29th, 2009On June 29, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Anne O’Rourke, former office secretary of Roofers Local 37 (located in Pittsburgh, Pa.), pled guilty to a two-count indictment for embezzling union funds in the amount of $23,057 and falsifying union records. Subsequently, O’Rourke was sentenced to two years probation on each count, ordered to make remaining restitution in the amount of $6,059.45, and pay a special assessment of $125. On August 6, 2008, O’Rourke had been charged in a two-count indictment with embezzling union funds in the amount of $23,057 and falsifying union records. The plea and sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Pittsburgh District Office.
August 6th, 2008On August 6, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Anne O’Rourke, former office secretary of Roofers Local 37 (located in Pittsburgh, Pa.), was charged with one count of embezzling union funds in the approximate amount of $23,056.91 and one count of falsifying union records. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Pittsburgh District Office.
February 2nd, 2006On February 2, 2006, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Tim Burke, former Business Manager/Financial Secretary for Roofers Local 42, was sentenced to 180 days of electronically monitored home detention and three years supervised probation for embezzling union funds. He was ordered to pay $21,340 in restitution in addition to $10,230 already paid and will be subject to random drug and alcohol testing while on probation. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.
June 16th, 2005On June 16, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Timothy C. Burke, the former business manager-financial secretary of Local 42, Roofers, pled guilty to one count of embezzling $31,470 in union funds. Burke was previously indicted on March 16, 2005, following an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.
March 16th, 2005On March 16, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Timothy Burke, former business manager-financial secretary of Local 42, Roofers, was charged with embezzling $31,570 in union funds. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.
June 22nd, 2004On June 22, 2004, in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Gerhard Hubbard, former secretary-treasurer of Roofers Local 156, was sentenced to five years of supervised probation for embezzlement and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $18,002. On April 2, 2004, Hubbard pled guilty to a one count information charging him with embezzling from the local's vacation fund. The guilty plea and sentence follow an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office.
April 2nd, 2004On April 2, 2004, in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Gerhard Hubbard, former secretary-treasurer of Roofers Local 156, pleaded guilty to a one-count information charging him with embezzling approximately $18,000 from the local's vacation fund. He admitted to writing checks to himself, his wife, and to his roofing company from the fund. Initially, Hubbard pled not guilty at a November 12, 2003 arraignment. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office.
July 15th, 2003On July 15, 2003, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, Steven Namack, former business agent/financial secretary and apprenticeship coordinator of Roofers Local 188, was sentenced to eight months imprisonment for embezzling funds from an employee benefit plan and eighteen months imprisonment for embezzling union assets with the sentences to be served concurrently. He was ordered to make restitution in the amount of $132,255.24 and to pay a $200.00 special assessment. Namack pled guilty to one count of embezzling employee benefit plan funds and one count of embezzling union funds on May 7, 2003, following an investigation by the OLMS Pittsburgh District Office.
May 7th, 2003On May 7, 2003, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, Steven Namack, former financial secretary, treasurer/business agent, and Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee Coordinator/Instructor for Roofers Local Union 188, pled guilty to a two-count information charging him with the embezzlement of $108,036.16 from employee benefit plans and the embezzlement of $24,219.06 in union funds. The charges were brought following an investigation conducted by the Pittsburgh District Office.
April 17th, 2002On April 17, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Robert D. King, Jr., former financial secretary of Roofers Local 86, was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment and three years probation and was ordered to make restitution of $130,507. He had pled guilty on December 11, 2001, to embezzling union funds and employee benefit (apprenticeship) funds following an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
January 22nd, 2002On January 22, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Ricky Sanders, former business manager of Roofers Local 136, was indicted on one count of embezzling $7,433.51. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta District Office.
December 11th, 2001On December 11, 2001, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Robert D. King, Jr., former financial secretary of Roofers Local 86, pled guilty to a two-count information charging him with embezzling $88,757 in union funds and $41,750 in employee benefit funds. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.