Indictments

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.

Date	Description
April 16th, 2014	On April 16, 2014, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, David L. Barr, former Treasurer of Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers (GMP) Local 99 (located in New Brighton, Pa.), pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging him with embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $5,688, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The sentencing is scheduled for September 2, 2014. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office and the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General.
July 18th, 2013	On July 18, 2013, in the United States District Court Western District of Texas, Johnny Torres, Jr., former Secretary-Treasurer of Glass Molders Plastics (GMP) Local 259 (located in Waco, Tex.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $9,947, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). On May 14, 2013, Torres was indicted on the same charge. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District Office.
May 14th, 2013	On May 14, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Johnny Torres, Jr., former Financial Secretary of Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers Local 259 (located in Waco, Tex.), was indicted for embezzlement of $9,947 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District Office.
November 9th, 2011	On November 9, 2011, in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, William J. Geisler, former Secretary-Treasurer of Glass Molders Local 45 (located in Columbus, Ohio), was indicted on one count of theft in the amount of $4,295, a felony in the fifth degree. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
April 22nd, 2010	On April 22, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Karl Youngerman, Woodrow Anderson and Anthony Green, former President, Treasurer and Recording Secretary, respectively, of Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers (GMP) Local 208 (located in Bradenton, Fla.), were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, six counts of embezzling union assets, making false statements and entries and filing false reports. The indictments follow an investigation by the OLMS Tampa Residence Office.
March 24th, 2010	On March 24, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Curtis Iwatsubo, former Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers (GMP) Local 52 (located in Santa Clara, Calif.), was indicted on one count of embezzling over $47,000 in union funds and one count of making false statements to a government agency. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco District Office.
March 31st, 2009	On March 31, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Michael St. John, former Secretary Treasurer of Glass Molders Local 30 (located in Festus, Mo.), was sentenced to five years of probation, which included six months of home confinement, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $24,085.56 for the charge of embezzlement of union funds. On October 23, 2008, St. John was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of approximately $24,000. The sentencing follows an investigation by the St. Louis District Office.
October 23rd, 2008	On October 23, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Michael St. John, former Secretary Treasurer of Glass Molders Local 30 (located in Festus, Mo.) was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of approximately $24,000. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office.
October 7th, 2008	On October 7, 2008, in the Maryland Circuit Court for the City of Baltimore, Maryland, Robert Bealefeld, former Financial Secretary-Treasurer for the Glass Molders and Plastics Local 118 (located in Baltimore, Md.) was indicted on one count of theft for stealing $5,686 from the union. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.
May 9th, 2006	On May 9, 2006, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Marie-Elena Clayton, former Financial Secretary of the Glass Molders, Local 236A, was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $41,126.00 and one count of obstruction for not turning over union records. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS New York District Office.
November 19th, 2004	On November 19, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Derrick Thomas, former secretary-treasurer of the Glass Molders Plastics Union, pled guilty to embezzling $10,297 in union funds. An indictment filed August 18, 2004, alleged that Thomas negotiated unauthorized checks from the union's checking account by forging the president's co signature and making them payable to himself. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.