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
November 5th, 2020	On November 5, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Douglas B. Dye, former unit chairman of United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 12 (located in Toledo, Ohio), was sentenced to one year of probation on each of the two counts in the indictment (probation to run concurrently) and 60 hours of community service. He was also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and a $125 special assessment. The court acknowledged that Dye previously paid restitution of $8,490. On July 15, 2020, Dye pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of labor union assets in the amount of $8,443 and one count of falsification of union records, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c) and 439(c), respectively. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office.
January 8th, 2020	On January 8, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Douglas B. Dye, former unit chairman of United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 12 (located in Toledo, Ohio), was indicted with one count of embezzlement and theft of labor union assets, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c), and one count of falsification of union records, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(c).  The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office.
March 31st, 2008	On March 31, 2008 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Kurt E. Swanstrom, former Financial Secretary and Treasurer of PACE/USW Local 5-1560, pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $12,328, falsification of union records, and filing a false financial report with the Secretary. On January 8, 2008, Swanstrom was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the same amount, one count of falsification of union records, and one count of filing a false labor organization report. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
January 8th, 2008	On January 8, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Kurt Swanstrom, former Financial Secretary and Treasurer of PACE/USW Local 5-1560, was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $12,327, one count of falsification of union records, and one count of filing a false labor organization report. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
April 4th, 2007	On April 4, 2007, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Ronald Schweitzer, former President of PACE Local 1967, was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $58,305.30. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati District Office.
May 9th, 2006	On May 9, 2006, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Lawrence McGown, former Financial Secretary of PACE Local 02-74, was charged in a two count indictment with embezzling $5,472.73 in union funds. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Pittsburgh District Office.
March 1st, 2006	On March 1, 2006, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Jean Paul Grennay and James Bates, former President and Vice President, respectively, of PACE Local 5-712, were indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $4,411. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
February 28th, 2006	On February 28, 2006, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Peggy Carnes, former Financial Secretary-Treasurer for PACE Local 5-621, was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $8,019.73, and one count of falsification of union records. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
August 2nd, 2005	On August 2, 2005, in the 18th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, Rhonda Hughes, wife of a former PACE Local 3-537 Secretary-Treasurer, pled guilty to a three-count indictment charging her with two counts of Possession of a Forged Instrument Second Degree and one count of Forgery Second Degree. She was sentenced to five years supervised probation and ordered to pay restitution of $4,652.55 at the time of the plea. In addition, she was ordered to pay restitution to all victims at the direction of the Department of Corrections. The conviction follows an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office.
July 6th, 2005	On July 6, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Robert W. Watson, former secretary-treasurer of Local 8-748, PACE, was indicted for embezzling approximately $7,325 in union funds. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Seattle District Office.
April 19th, 2005	On April 19, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Jenny D. Noah, the former financial secretary-treasurer for Local 5-1250, PACE, was indicted on one count of filing a false report. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
November 23rd, 2004	On November 23, 2004, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, George Beck Jr., former secretary-treasurer of Local 1-366, Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers (PACE), was indicted on 26 counts of embezzling $10,232.96 in union funds. In addition, the indictment sought forfeiture of proceeds traceable to the commission of the alleged embezzlement, including, but not limited to, $26,835.05 and a BOSE Acoustic Wave Music System. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston District Office.
November 4th, 2004	On November 4, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Jonathan LaSalle Quinn, former president of Local 6-126, Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union ("PACE"), pled guilty to embezzling over $10,394.00 in union funds, and making false entries in union records. On August 20, 2004, Quinn was charged by indictment following an investigation by the OLMS Detroit District Office.
September 2nd, 2004	On September 2, 2004, in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Allan Cahill, former president of PACE Local 745, was sentenced to five years of probation (home confinement during the first four months) for embezzlement of union funds, and was ordered to participate in a substance abuse program. In addition, Cahill was ordered to make restitution in the amount of $9,532.19 and to pay a special assessment of $100. Cahill was previously indicted for embezzlement following an investigation by the OLMS New Haven Resident Investigative Office.
August 20th, 2004	On August 20, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Jonathan Lasalle Quinn, former financial secretary-treasurer of PACE Union, Local 06-126, was indicted on one count of embezzling union funds in the amount $10,394.00, and one count of falsifying union records. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Detroit District Office.
July 1st, 2004	On July 1, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, an indictment was filed against Glenda Ann Woods, former secretary-treasurer of PACE Local 3-543, charging her with one count of embezzling $18,447.92 in union funds and one count of making false entries in union records. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office.
April 29th, 2004	On April 29, 2004, in the United States District Court for Connecticut, Alan Cahill, former president of PACE Local 745, pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging him with embezzling $9,582 in union funds. He had been indicted on January 26, 2004, following an investigation by the OLMS New Haven Resident Office.
January 26th, 2004	On January 26, 2004, in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Allen Cahill, former president of Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers (PACE) Local 745, surrendered to federal marshals after an indictment was filed on October 7, 2003, charging him with one count of embezzlement and one count of willful violation of the reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements of the LMRDA. The indictment, which was sealed until his surrender, alleges that Cahill embezzled $42,047 in union funds by making unauthorized cash withdrawals, purchasing personal items with the union debit card, obtaining and keeping travel advances when he did not travel, receiving reimbursement for the travel of family members, obtaining duplicate expense reimbursements and taking unauthorized salary increases. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS New Haven Resident Investigator Office.
August 12th, 2003	On August 12, 2003, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Robert Lee Nick, former President of Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers (PACE) Local 6-921 pled guilty to a charge of failure to maintain union records. On May 22, 2003, Nick was indicted on charges of embezzling $3,525.00 in union funds and failing to maintain required records. These charges result from an investigation by the OLMS Detroit District Office.
June 18th, 2003	On June 18, 2003, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Darryl C. Maynard, former secretary-treasurer of PACE Local 7-816, was indicted for embezzling $7,509 and falsifying union records. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.
May 7th, 2003	On May 7, 2003, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Steve Floyd, former secretary-treasurer of Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE) Local 05-152, pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds. Floyd, who was indicted on March 13, 2003, admitted to embezzling approximately $27,000 in union funds by writing checks to both himself and others that were not authorized and were for his personal benefit. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office.
April 23rd, 2003	On April 23, 2003, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Randy Carr, former president of PACE Local 4-575, was charged in a one-count indictment with embezzling $30,631.89 in union funds. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office.
March 13th, 2003	On March 13, 2003, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Steve Floyd, former secretary-treasurer of Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE) Local 05-152, was indicted on three counts of embezzling a total of $27,882 in union funds and one count of falsifying union records. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS St. Louis District Office.
November 1st, 2002	On November 1, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Jerry Seay, former president of PACE Local 3-501, was indicted on one count of embezzling $6,949 in union funds. In a separate indictment also returned on November 1, 2002, Mr. Seay's wife, Peggy Seay, was charged with 18 counts of making, uttering and possessing a forged security belonging to PACE Local 3-501 and four counts of falsification of union records. Mrs. Seay used the forged securities (i.e., union checks) to convert $1,348 in union funds to her own use. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office.
September 23rd, 2002	On September 23, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Mike Bruce, former secretary-treasurer of the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers (PACE), Local 5-80, was sentenced to one month of home detention followed by three years of supervised probation and ordered to pay $6,923 in restitution to the union. He previously pled guilty to making false entries in required union records to conceal his embezzlement of $6,923 in union funds after he was charged in a two-count indictment following an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office.
August 5th, 2002	On August 5, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Barbara A. Ryan, former financial secretary of Local 5-626 of the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE), was indicted for embezzling $117,734.18 in union funds and entering into a scheme to defraud her employer, BP Chemicals, of $33,578.59 for work she did not perform. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office and the FBI.
April 9th, 2002	On April 9, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Robert Michael Bruce, former financial secretary of Local 5-0080 of the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers (PACE), was indicted on one count of embezzling $5,546 in union funds and one count of making false entries in union records. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office.
October 26th, 2001	On October 26, 2001, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Shawn Drake, former secretary-treasurer of Local 736 of the Paper, Allied-Industrial Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE), pled guilty to one count of embezzlement of union funds. He was sentenced to 21 months in jail, three years probation, and was ordered to make restitution of $21,376. He had been indicted on February 14, 2001 following an investigation by the OLMS Minneapolis Resident Investigator Office.
February 14th, 2001	On February 14, 2001, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Shawn Drake, former secretary-treasurer of Local 736 of the Paper, Allied-Industrial Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE), was indicted on one count of embezzling $17,419 in union funds. The charges were brought following an investigation by the OLMS Minneapolis Resident Investigator Office.