Guilty Pleas

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.

Date	Description
March 23rd, 2016	On March 23, 2016, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, James Deamicis, former member of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 82 (located in Boston, Mass.), was sentenced to one year and one day of confinement and one year of probation. Deamicis was also ordered to pay $42,091 in restitution as well as a $700 special assessment and forfeiture. On November 9, 2015, Deamicis was found guilty of three counts of extortion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951. On November 30, 2015, Deamicis pled guilty to three counts of mail fraud and one count of theft of government funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341 and 18 U.S.C. 641, respectively. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office, Department of LaborÕs Office of the Inspector General, and the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
November 30th, 2015	On November 30, 2015, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, James ÒJimmy the BullÓ Deamicis, former Steward of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 82 (located in South Boston, Mass.), pled guilty to three counts of mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341, and one count of theft of government property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641, for collection of $41,391 in overpaid state unemployment insurance benefits while working as a member of Local 82. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office, the Department of LaborÕs Office of Inspector General, and the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
November 17th, 2015	On November 17, 2015, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, after a one week trial, James ÒJimmy the BullÓ Deamicis, former Steward of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 82 (located in South Boston, Mass.), was found guilty of Hobbs Act extortion, attempted extortion, and extortion conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951. Deamicis is scheduled to be sentenced on March 23, 2016. The guilty verdict follows a multi-agency investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office, the Department of LaborÕs Office of Inspector General, and the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
September 24th, 2015	On September 24, 2015, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Thomas Flaherty, former member of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 82 (located in South Boston, Mass.), was sentenced to two years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution of $21,011 and a fine of $1,000. On June 29, 2015, Flaherty pled guilty to three counts of mail fraud for defrauding the Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development, Division of Unemployment Assistance of unemployment insurance benefits. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office, the Department of LaborÕs Office of Inspector General, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Boston Police Department.
June 29th, 2015	On June 29, 2015, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Thomas Flaherty, former member of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 82 (located in South Boston, Mass.), pled guilty to three counts of mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341, for collection of $21,011 in overpaid state unemployment insurance benefits while working as a member of Local 82. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office, the Department of LaborÕs Office of Inspector General, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Boston Police Department.