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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
November 21st, 2017On November 21, 2017, in Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland, Keith Franzese, former President of Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 275 (located in Greenbelt, Md.), was indicted on one count of theft of at least $100,000, two counts of theft of at least $10,000 but less than $100,000; six counts of theft of at least $1,000 but less than $10,000; five counts of theft of more than $500; and one count of embezzlement/fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary for stealing $104,834 from the union, in violation of Maryland Criminal Law Sections 7-104(g)(1)(iii), 7-104(g)(1)(ii), 7-104(g)(1)(i), 7-104, and 7-113, respectively. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.
July 14th, 2016On July 14, 2016, in the Campbell County, Kentucky Circuit Court, Laura Cloyd, former Financial Secretary of Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 112 (located in Alexandria, Ky.), was charged in a one-count indictment for felony theft by failure to make required disposition of property, value $500 or more, in violation of KRS 514.070. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office.
April 10th, 2013On April 10, 2013, in the 421st Judicial District of Texas, David Martinez, former Financial Secretary of the Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 267 (formerly located in Lockhart, Tex.), was indicted for theft of property valued between $1,500 and $20,000, in violation of the Texas Penal Code 31.03. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office.
August 6th, 2009On August 6, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Herman Peoples, former Financial Secretary of Security Police and Fire Professionals, Ind. Local 598 (located in Huntsville, Ala.), was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $10,690. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office.
April 10th, 2009On April 10, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Dianne Drawdy, former Financial Secretary of Security Police Fire Professionals Local 576 (located in Baxley, Ga.), was indicted on sixteen counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of approximately $17,900. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Miami Resident Investigator Office.
December 29th, 2005On December 29, 2005, in the 81st Indiana Judicial Circuit in Lawrence County, Indiana, an information was filed against William F. Campbell, former President of Security, Police, & Fire Professionals of America Local 10, charging him with one count of felony theft in the amount of $3,894.36. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.