Teamsters Union Accuses Minnesota Father, Son of Embezzlement

Teamster union bosses have done it again, allegedly syphoning money from rank and file forced dues.  Nataleeya Boss has the story in the Twin Cities Business Magazine Online, January 17, 2013.

The charges against longtime Teamsters members Bradley Slawson Sr., and his son, Bradley Slawson Jr., were brought by the Teamsters Independent Review Board (IRB), which will hold a hearing in late February, the Minneapolis newspaper reported. The IRB is a quasi-governmental body tasked—partly by the U.S. Department of Justice—with cracking down on corruption within Teamsters.

The embezzlement charges against the Slawsons stem partly from payments they received from a Local 120-owned bar in Fargo, North Dakota, known as the Teamsters Club. 

Slawson Sr. allegedly received $68,100 in stipends as a member of the bar’s board, while Slawson Jr. received $72,700. The IRB alleges that both Slawsons took the payments “without authority and without a union purpose.†In addition, the board accused Slawson Sr. of embezzling an additional $90,000 via a finders fee in connection with the construction of a new union hall in Blaine.