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Machinists, Lodge 1426

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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April 30th, 2010On April 30, 2010, in the County Court of Woodbury, Iowa, Stanley Teasley, former Secretary-Treasurer of Machinists Local 1426 (located in Sioux City, Iowa), was sentenced to ten years in prison for theft of union funds in the amount of $17,525. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office..