IBEW’s Michael Brittain Sentenced to Probation After Guilty Plea
Michael Brittain was a union boss for the IBEW Local 1260. But in September of 2019, he pleaded guilty to crimes. Now he has been sentenced to two years of probation. He must also pay a $10k fine and $25 special assessment.
From the Department of Labor:
On November 29, 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Michael Brittain, former assistant business manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1260 (located in Honolulu, Hawaii), was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and a $25 special assessment. On September 6, 2019, Brittain pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to make and cause to be made false entries in records required to be kept by a labor union, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Honolulu Resident Investigator Office, the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, and the State of Hawaii Attorney General’s Office.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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And to see the previous union corruption case, go here.