UMWA Union Boss Jay Garnsey Sentenced for Embezzlement

UMWA Local 717’s Secretary, Jay Garnsey, has been sentenced to four years of probation and must pay nearly $40k in restitution after pleading guilty to embezzlement.

From the Department of Labor:

On March 21, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, Jay Garnsey, former Financial Secretary of United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Local 717 (located in Ilion, N.Y.), was sentenced to four years of probation, and ordered to pay $38,173 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. On September 28, 2022, Garnsey pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office and the Ilion Police Department.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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