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Elevator Constructors, Local 62

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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.

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February 26th, 2016On February 26, 2016, in the Onondaga County Court in Syracuse, New York, Patrick Rommevaux, former business representative of Elevator Constructors Local 62 (located in Syracuse, N.Y.), was sentenced to five years of probation and was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine. He previously made restitution in the amount of $16,545. On December 9, 2015, Rommevaux was indicted and pled guilty to one felony count of grand larceny in the fourth degree. The sentencing follows an investigation from the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office.