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Government Employees, 33 - Council Of Prison Locals

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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.

DateDescription
December 13th, 2012On December 13, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Bryan Lowry, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Council 33 (located in Forrest City, Ark.), pled guilty to a one-count information charging him with making a false writing, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1013, and was then sentenced to two years of probation and was ordered to pay $4,114 in restitution. The charge and sentencing follow an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District Office and Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General.
December 13th, 2005On December 13, 2005, in the Circuit Court of Burnett County, Wisconsin, an information was filed against James Turner, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees Council 33, Bureau of Prisons Locals, charging him with one count of felony theft of over $2,500 in union funds. The information follows an investigation by the OLMS Minneapolis Resident Investigator Office.