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Painters, Local 356

Officials Sentenced

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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November 1st, 2013On November 1, 2013, in the Zanesville, Ohio Municipal Court, James DeVolld, former Financial Secretary of Painters Local 356 (located in Zanesville, Ohio), pled nolo contendere to 50 counts of theft totaling $2,375. DeVolld was then sentenced to 10 days in prison, two years of probation, and was ordered to make full restitution. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office.