Posts Tagged ‘Union Corruption’
Former Pennsylvania corrections officer Sentenced in Wire-Fraud Case
AFGE President Tony J. Liesenfeld, 49, was removed from office in December 2015 after an audit revealed improper purchases of various items.
Read MoreUAW Rank and File Out $1 Million — Former President Pleads Guilty
One can only imagine how the UAW’s almost 400,000 rank and file members feel about the latest news on Gary Jones, former UAW president.
Read MoreFormer AFSCME Officer Sentenced in Union Dues Theft
On May 22, 2020, Linda M. Woodford was sentenced to five days in jail and more for misusing union dues as former president the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFGE) Local 7270 in Menomonie, Wisconsin. She also must undergo a year of probation and 50 hours of community service. A resident of…
Read More“She now faces the reality of her greed.”
IEA president Rhondalyn Cornett was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzling union funds.
Read MoreFormer Letter Carriers Union Treasurer Indicted in Georgia
NALC Secretary-Treasurer Janet Pilcher was investigated and indicted for embezzlement of union funds on February 28.
Read MoreSEIU Controller Uses Dues for his Own Scheme
n 2018, SEIU spent almost $40 million on political activity, more than they spent on representing their members and recruiting new ones.
Read MoreUFCW Secretary Treasurer, Instrumental in Unionizing Plant, Stole Thousands in Dues
This is a story filled with irony that proves truth is often stranger than fiction. A man named Terry Slaughter was instrumental in a 15-year campaign to unionize a Smithfield Foods slaughterhouse in North Carolina, became a union officer then betrayed his fellow union members by stealing thousands of dollars in dues money. While gaining…
Read MoreRank and File Denounce Latest UAW Union Boss to be Sentenced
Rank and file UAW members had their say in September, 2019, as many attended Mike Grimes’ trial and had plenty to say both to him and the press about Grimes’ crimes.
Read MoreUAW Union Official Grimes Ordered To Pay $1,509,500
UAW official Michael Grimes has been ordered to pay $1,509,500 after being found guilty of stealing money from union members and forced-dues payers.
Read MoreAFT President Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Union Funds
AFT Local 4973 President James Young has pleaded guilty to embezzling money from the union.
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