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
July 21st, 2010
On July 21, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Jeffrey Kenney, former Secretary-Treasurer for Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU) Local 205-C (located in Youngstown, Ohio), was sentenced to four months incarceration followed by two years of supervised release including four months of electronic monitoring. On May 14, 2010, Kenney pled guilty to embezzling more than $10,000 in union funds and filing a false report. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
May 14th, 2010
On May 14, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Jeffrey Kenney, former Secretary Treasurer of Graphic Communications Local 205-C (located in Youngstown, Ohio), pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $10,305.70 and of filing a false financial report. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
