Plumbers Union Boss Denise Kovacs Sentenced to Prison Following Guilty Plea

Denise Kovacs, the bookkeeper for Plumbers Local 803, pleaded guilty to embezzlement of union funds back in February. Now, she has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison and must pay hundreds of thousands in restitution and forfeiture.

From the Department of Labor:

On September 26, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, Denise Kovacs, former bookkeeper for Plumbers Local 803 (located in Orlando, Fla.), was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay restitution and forfeiture totaling $304,903. On February 23, 2023, Kovacs pleaded guilty to embezzlement of union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office, Tampa Resident Investigator Office.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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