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Stage & Picture Operators, Local 69

Officials Sentenced

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.

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March 17th, 2006On March 17, 2006, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Cathy Jacobsen, former Financial Secretary of Stage and Picture Operators (IATSE), Local 69, was sentenced to one year of probation which includes six months of home detention. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office.