AFGE President Demetrius Baldwin Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Demetrius Baldwin, President of AFGE Local 2053, has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.
This guilty plea comes after Baldwin was charged with four counts of wire fraud.
From the Department of Labor:
On September 3, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Demetrius Baldwin, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2053 (located in Gulfport, Miss.), pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office.