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Operating Engineers, Local 501

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Office of Labor-Management Enforcement

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) conducts both civil and criminal investigations of alleged violations of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) and related laws.

These investigations by OLMS District Offices involve issues such as embezzlements of union funds, union officer elections, the filing of required reports by unions and others with OLMS, and the imposition of trusteeships over subordinate unions by a parent body. These investigations may result in legal enforcement actions.

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May 27th, 2010On May 27, 2010, in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Cheryl Staley, former dues clerk of Operating Engineers Local 501 (located in Los Angeles, Calif.), pled guilty to a two-count information charging her with embezzling union funds in the amount of $231,653.89 and falsifying records. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Los Angeles District Office.