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Carpenters, Local 1594

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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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June 12th, 2007On June 12, 2007, Lisa Oatman, former recording secretary of Carpenters Local 1594 in Wausau, WI was charged by the Marathon County, WI District Attorney’s Office with theft from Local 1594 in an amount greater than $2,500 but less than $5,000. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.