ALA Union Boss Antonio Gastelum Found Guilty

Antonio Gastelum, officer of ALA in Fresno, California, was found guilty in a 19-day trial, of a pension fraud scheme of over $750,000.

From the Department of Labor:

On June 18, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Antonio Gastelum, a former officer of the American Labor Alliance (ALA) (located in Fresno, Calif.), was found guilty following a 19-day trial of committing a multi-year pension fraud scheme in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341 and 1349. The loss caused by the pension fraud scheme was over $750,000. The guilty verdict follows an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco-Seattle District Office, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Social Security Administration.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR