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
January 14th, 2011
On January 14, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Donna Cooper, former Business Manager for Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 888 (located in Tahlequah, Okla.), was sentenced to five months incarceration followed by 36 months of supervised release, with the first five months as home detention. Cooper was ordered to pay over $59,000 in restitution. On July 15, 2010, Cooper pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $69,322. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District Office.
June 15th, 2010
On June 15, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Donna Cooper, former Business Manager for Laborers Local 888 (located in Muskogee, Oklahoma), was indicted for embezzling union funds. Cooper is alleged to have used Local 888’s ATM card to make unauthorized cash withdrawals and purchases totaling $69,322. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District Office.
