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American Postal Workers, Local 2339 - Dubuque

embezzlement charges

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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December 20th, 2005On December 20, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Debra Herrig, former Secretary-Treasurer for American Postal Workers Union Local 2339, was sentenced to three months imprisonment and two years of supervised release. As a special condition of release, Herrig was ordered to serve three months of home detention. On March 2, 2005, Herrig pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds and made restitution in the amount of $13,265.26 to Local 2339. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office.
February 7th, 2005On February 7, 2005, an information was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa charging Debra Herrig, former secretary-treasurer of Local 2339, American Postal Workers Union, with embezzling union funds. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office.