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 22nd, 2014
On April 22, 2014, in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Britta Duncan, former Treasurer of International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 5 (located in Portland, Ore.), was sentenced to eight months of home detention, five years of probation, mental health counseling, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $43,183 and a $500 fine. On October 8, 2013, Duncan pled guilty to three counts of embezzling union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c), and two counts of falsifying union records, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(c). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office.
March 27th, 2013
On March 27, 2013, in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Britta Duncan, former Secretary-Treasurer for International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 5 (located in Portland, Ore.), was charged with embezzling $43,500 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c), and with the falsification of financial documents and the failure to file required reports, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(a) and (c). The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office.
