SMART Union Boss Michael Wayne Nelson Makes Guilty Plea
Michael Wayne Nelson, Secretary-Treasurer of SMART TD Local 496 in Ohio, has pleaded guilty to embezzling $35,748 from union funds.
From the Department of Labor:
On January 13, 2025, in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Northern Division, Michael Wayne Nelson, former Secretary Treasurer of Sheet, Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Transportation Division (SMART TD) Local 496 (located in Wheelersburg, Ohio), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $35,748, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office.