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Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers, Local 163

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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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June 4th, 2011On June 4, 2011, in the State of Texas, 248th District Court, Harris County, Texas, Donald Ray Pierce, Secretary-Treasurer of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 163 (located in Houston, Tex.), was charged with one count of credit/debit card abuse of $683 in union funds. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Houston Resident Investigator Office.