NTEU Union President Jonathon Ortino Found Guilty Before a Jury
Jonathon Ortino was the President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) Chapter 165 in California. Instead of pleading guilty like most union bosses who get caught do, Ortino went to trial before a jury. After a trial lasting five days, he was found guilty of three counts of wire fraud and two counts of making false statements.
From the Department of Labor:
On April 1, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Jonathon Ortino, former President of National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) Chapter 165 (located in San Bruno, Calif.), was found guilty by a jury following a five-day trial on three counts of wire fraud and two counts of making false statements (related to the LM-3 report), in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and 18 U.S.C. 1001(a)(2), respectively. The guilty verdict follows an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco-Seattle District Office and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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