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Maintenance Of Way Employees, Sub-Lodge 1563

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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April 30th, 2013On April 30, 2013, in the 111th District Court of Webb County, Texas, Manuel Luebbert, former Secretary Treasurer of Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Lodge 1563 (located in Laredo, Tex.), pled guilty to one count of misapplication of fiduciary property, in violation of Texas Penal Code 32.45. On the same date, Luebbert was sentenced to five years of probation, 200 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay $3,580.68 in restitution and attend an anti-theft class. The guilty plea and sentencing follow an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office.