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Steelworkers, Local 151G

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.

DateDescription
January 23rd, 2004On January 23, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Nancy E. Childs, former treasurer of Steelworkers, Local 151-G, pleaded guilty to falsifying union records. Between May 1996 and May 2000, Childs falsified union records to cover up an embezzlement of $9,614 in union funds. She made full restitution to the union. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Buffalo District Office.