SPFPA Union Boss Brent Toppert Hears Sentencing After Guilty Plea

After pleading guilty to embezzling over $60k from union funds, SPFPA Secretary-Treasurer Brent Toppert has heard his criminal sentencing. He must now serve prison time, followed by home detention, supervised release, and paying restitution and fines. You can read more about the original plea here.

From the Department of Labor:

On June 6, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division, Brent Toppert, former Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 238 (located in Morrison, Ill.), was sentenced to five months in prison followed by six months of home detention and two years of supervised release. Toppert was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. Toppert made full restitution of $55,140 before sentencing. On February 9, 2023, Toppert pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling labor union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit-Milwaukee and Chicago District Offices.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

To read more, please visit the DOL site here.