AFGE President Crystal Mathis Put to Prison

If you haven’t heard about this scandal recently, AFGE Local 1812’s President, Crystal Mathis was charged and pleaded guilty to theft and embezzling funds from the union. Now, she has been sentenced to a year in prison, plus three years of probation afterward.

From the Department of Labor:

On April 25, 2023, in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, Crystal Mathis, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1812 (located in Washington, D.C.), was sentenced to 12 months in prison (all suspended) and three years of supervised probation. Mathis was also ordered to pay the remaining restitution of $10,782. On February 15, 2023, Mathis pleaded guilty to one count of theft in the first degree for embezzling $11,574 from the union, in violation of 22 D.C. Code Sections 3211 and 3212(a). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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