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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.

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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.
September 5th, 2013On September 5, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Wayne Patrick Boudoin, former President of Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 709 (located in New Orleans, La.), was sentenced to two years of probation, including six months of home confinement, for embezzlement of union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). Boudoin was also ordered to pay restitution, in the amount of $16,398. Boudoin had previously made restitution in the amount of $20,988. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office.
May 30th, 2013On May 30, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Wayne Patrick Boudoin, former President of Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 709 (located in Houma, La.), pled guilty to a one-count information for embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $16,367.96, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office.
April 23rd, 2013On April 23, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Wayne Patrick Boudoin, former President of Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 709 (located in Houma, La.), was charged in a one-count information with embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $16,367.96, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office.
April 17th, 2012On April 17, 2012, in the Harris County, Texas District Court, Kemberly Fields, former President of Security Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA), Local 300 (located at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Tex.), was charged and arrested for embezzling approximately $23,000 in union funds, in violation of Texas Statute 32.45 – Misapplication of Fiduciary Property. The charge and arrest follow an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office.
April 6th, 2012On April 6, 2012, in the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, Joseph Meizlik, former President of Security, Police, Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 454 (located in Fort Lee, Va.), was sentenced to four years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution of $9,122.44 and a $100 special assessment. On January 6, 2012, Meizlik pled guilty to one count of embezzling $9,122.44 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.
January 6th, 2012On January 6, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Joseph Meizlik, former President of Security, Police, Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 454 (located in Fort Lee, Va.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling $9,122.44 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.
December 2nd, 2011On December 2, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, an information was filed against Joseph Meizlik, former President of Security, Police, Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 454 (located in Fort Lee, Va.), charging him with one count of embezzling $9,122.44 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.
November 23rd, 2011On November 23, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Sherry Thompson, former Financial Secretary for Security, Police, Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 121 (located in Detroit, Mich.), was charged in a criminal complaint with embezzling $17,578.62 in union funds, filing a false financial report, and making false entries in union records. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Detroit District Office.
December 17th, 2010On December 17, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, James Correll, former President of the Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 238 (located in Morrison, Ill.), was sentenced to two years of probation with the first six months to be served in home detention and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $22,286. On August 19, 2010, Correll pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.
August 19th, 2010On August 19, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, James Patrick Correll, former president of the Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America Local 238 (located in Morrison, Ill.) pled guilty to an information charging him with embezzling and converting to his own use union funds in the amount of $22,278. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.
February 18th, 2010On February 18, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Herman Peoples, former Financial Secretary of Security Police, Fire Professionals, Ind., Local 598 (located in Roseville, Miss.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $10,690 and was sentenced to 24 months probation and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office.
December 1st, 2009On December 1, 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 sentenced to six months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $ 18, 818.74. On July 31, 2009, Drawdy pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $17,900. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Miami Resident Investigator 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.
July 31st, 2009On July 31, 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.) pled guilty to embezzling union funds. Drawdy agreed to make restitution in the amount of $17,900. On April 10, 2009, Drawdy was charged with sixteen counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $17,900. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Miami Resident 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.
September 17th, 2003On September 17, 2003, in Marion County (Indiana) Superior Court, Jo Ellen Tumey, former president of Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America Local 4, was charged in an information with embezzling $2,470.88 in union funds. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.