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.
Date
Description
April 14th, 2011
On April 14, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Connie Ball, former Secretary-Treasurer of Bakery Workers Local 531 (formerly located in London, Ky.), was sentenced to 60 months probation and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $7,354 and an assessment of $100. On December 17, 2010, Ball pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $7,754. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.
December 15th, 2010
On December 15, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Connie Ball, former Secretary-Treasurer of Bakery and Tobacco Workers Local 531 (formerly located in London, Ky.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $7,754. Sentencing is scheduled for April 7, 2011. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.
