IUOE President James Callahan Pleads Guilty to Crimes
James Callahan, IUOE General President, has pleaded guilty to one count of false statements after getting caught with $315,000 worth of entertainment tickets.
On January 29, 2025, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, James Callahan, former General President of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) (located in Washington, D.C.), pleaded guilty to one count of false statements in labor organization officer and employee reports, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(b). Callahan failed to disclose at least $315,000 worth of tickets to sports, concert, and theater events, he received from a vendor with which the union did business, on LM-30 reports he filed covering 2019 through 2023. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office and the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General.
You can read more about the original charges here.