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 9th, 2011
On March 9, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Mark A. Winston, former President of Laborers Local 509 (located in St. Louis, Mo.), was indicted on one count of embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $11,057. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office.
April 7th, 2010
On April 7, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Angela Jones, the former President of Laborers Local 509 (located in St. Louis, Mo.), was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and placed on one year of probation. On February 16, 2010, Jones was charged with one count of making false entries in union records. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office.
February 16th, 2010
On February 16, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Angela Jones, the former President of Laborers’ Local 509 (located in St. Louis, Mo.), was charged with one count of making false entries in union records related to her misuse of $5,000 in union funds. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office.
