IBEW’s Marita Crawford Hears Sentencing for Crimes

Marita Crawford, a major player in IBEW Local 98, has been sentenced to time spent in incarceration, followed by home confinement and supervised release. That’s also not all.

From the Department of Labor:

On February 21, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Marita Crawford, former Business Agent and Political Director of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98 (located in Philadelphia, Pa.), was sentenced to 15 days of incarceration, 3 months of home confinement, and 3 years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay $11,903 in restitution, a $2,000 fine, a $400 assessment, and $2,777 in forfeiture. On December 19, 2022, Crawford pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. The sentencing follows an investigation by OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, and the Pennsylvania State Police, with assistance from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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