Indictments

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.

Date	Description
June 21st, 2017	On June 21, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, Tamika Bullock, former Secretary-Treasurer of International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 684 (located in Chesapeake, Va.), was indicted on one count of embezzling $24,600 from a labor union, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.
March 11th, 2010	On March 11, 2010, in the Hamilton County (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas, Cassandra Brown, former Secretary-Treasurer of Boilermakers Lodge 68-M (located in Cincinnati, Ohio), was indicted on one count of theft of union funds in the amount of $500 or more. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.
February 11th, 2010	On February 11, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Warren Demmin, former President of Boilermakers Local Lodge 449 (located in Sturgeon Bay, Wis.), plead guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $169.12. On November 17, 2009, Demmin had been indicted on four counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $681.44. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.
November 17th, 2009	On November 17, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Warren Demmin, former Secretary-Treasurer of Boilermakers Local Lodge 449 (located in Sturgeon Bay, Wis.), was indicted on four counts of embezzling union funds in the amount of $681.44. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.
July 29th, 2009	On July 29, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, a sealed indictment was opened charging Thomas Jon Witham, former Secretary Treasurer of International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 106-D (located in Mason City, Iowa) with one count of embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $52,037.19. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office.
September 10th, 2008	On September 10, 2008, in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Joseph Michael Johnson, former Secretary-Treasurer of Boilermakers Union Lodge 687 (located in Charleston Heights, S.C.), was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $102,519. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta District Office.
January 16th, 2008	On January 16, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, James Eric Kay, former President of Boilermakers Local Lodge 523, was indicted on 43 counts of embezzling union funds in the approximate amount of $16,979. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta District Office.
February 7th, 2007	On February 7, 2007, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Kostelac, former Secretary-Treasurer for Boilermakers Local 906, pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds. On November 29, 2006, Kostelac was charged in a 16-count indictment with embezzling $13,748.22 in union funds. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Pittsburgh District Office.
January 11th, 2007	On January 11, 2007, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Jeffrey Klope, former Financial Secretary for Boilermakers Lodge 8-S, was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $25,794. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office.
May 26th, 2006	On May 26, 2006, in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, Vernon Keith Reed, former Fund Administrator for the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, and Richard M. Taylor, owner of Deramus Street Properties, Brothers Mechanical Corporation, International Fabricators and Erectors Inc., and Woodley-Griggs Boiler Repair, were charged with nine counts of embezzlement from an employee benefit plan. The indictment alleges that Reed and Taylor conspired to embezzle approximately $800,000 from the Boilermakers Health and Welfare Fund. The charges follow a joint investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General.
February 22nd, 2006	On February 22, 2006, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Dennis Foster, former Secretary-Treasurer for Boilermakers Lodge S-60, was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds totaling $5,680.20. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office.
September 15th, 2005	On September 15, 2005, in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, Christopher Scott Wagner, former Operations Manager for the Boilermakers National Funds, was indicted on one count of lying to federal agents and one count of obstructing a health care investigation. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office and the DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration and Office of Inspector General.
May 5th, 2004	On May 5, 2004, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Gene Malinowski, former secretary-treasurer and business manager of Boilermakers Lodge 1851, was sentenced to six months community confinement, six months home confinement and five years probation for conspiracy and embezzlement. Malinowski was fined $100, assessed $50 and ordered to make additional restitution in the amount of $17,205. On December 18, 2003, he was indicted on one count of conspiracy and one count of embezzlement. Since the amount in the indictment was unspecified, the loss was fixed at $81,000 during the sentencing. The sentence follows an investigation by the OLMS New Haven Resident Office.
May 29th, 2003	On May 29, 2003, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Gene Malinowski, former business manager and secretary-treasurer of Boilermakers Local Lodge 1851, was indicted on one count of embezzlement and one count of aiding and abetting. The indictment was sealed until June 10, 2003 when Malinowski was arrested. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS New Haven Resident Office.
October 29th, 2002	On October 29, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, Martha Davidson, the wife of Clyde Davidson, former secretary-treasurer of Boilermakers Lodge 31, was indicted. The 24-count indictment charges Mrs. Davidson with 12 counts of embezzling union funds and 12 counts of making, uttering and possessing a forged security belonging to Boilermakers Lodge 31. The combined 24 counts charge Mrs. Davidson with misappropriating $13,917.74 in union funds. Mrs. Davidson gained access to the lodge funds while performing bookkeeping duties for her husband. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office.
July 2nd, 2002	On July 2, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, David Dobry, former secretary-treasurer of Boilermakers Lodge 177, pled guilty to one count of embezzling $61,510 in union funds. He had been indicted on February 5, 2002, following an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.
February 5th, 2002	On February 5, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, David Dobry, former secretary-treasurer of Boilermakers Lodge 177, was indicted on one count of embezzling $61,510 in union funds, one count of filing a false report, and one count of destruction of union records. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.