Steelworkers Boss Gary F. Fridley II Busted?
Steelworkers boss Gary F. Fridley II has been indicted on a total of not one, not four, but five counts of back fraud. But that’s not all either! He is also facing one count of embezzlement, as well as one count of identity theft.
From the Department of Labor:
On July 12, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Gary F. Fridley II, former Financial Secretary of Steelworkers Local 8621 (located in Nitro, WVa.), was indicted on five counts of bank fraud, one count of embezzlement from a labor organization, and one count of aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344(2), 29 U.S.C. 501(c), and 18 U.S.C. 1028A, respectively, for embezzling $19,732 from his union. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
To read more on this case, please visit the DOL site here.
To stay up to date on Criminal Union Corruption, check out our 2022 U.S. DOL Criminal LMRDA Enforcement Actions page here.
And to see the previous union corruption case, go here.