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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January 15th, 2020
On January 15, 2020, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Trenton), Lawrence Ackerman, former health insurance broker for the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2326 Health and Welfare Fund (located in South River, N.J.), was sentenced to six months incarceration, six months home confinement, and two and half years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $100 in special assessment fee. On March 13, 2020, a hearing is scheduled to determine Ackermans restitution amount to the UAW Local 2326 Health and Welfare Fund (Trust Fund). On March 20, 2020, Ackerman is scheduled to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons to begin his sentence. On November 12, 2018, Ackerman pleaded guilty to a superseding information of one count of theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sections 1347 and 2. The sentencing follows a joint investigation by the OLMS New York District Office, the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General, and the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
