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Communications Workers of America, Local 82174

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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May 22nd, 2006On May 22, 2006, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Tina Buracker, former President of Communications Workers of America Local 82174, was sentenced to five months in prison to be followed by five months home detention and three years probation. Buracker was also ordered to pay restitution to the union in the amount of $51,554.15. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.