U.S. Labor Department Watchdog Office Announces Nine Criminal Convictions for November
According to the PRNewswire-USNewswire, our friends at the Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS) have been continuing to succed despite harsh criticism from the left and budget cuts from a blatently pro-Big Labor Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of
Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today announced its
criminal enforcement data for November 2007. During the month, OLMS
obtained nine convictions and court orders of restitution totaling
$488,670. The bulk of the cases involved the embezzlement of union funds.OLMS is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for
administering most provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and
Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). The agency's criminal enforcement program
includes investigations of embezzlement from labor organizations,
extortionate picketing, deprivation of union members' rights by force or
violence, and fraud in union officer elections. The agency's civil program
collects and publicly discloses unions' annual financial reports, conducts
compliance audits of labor unions and seeks civil remedies for violations
of officer election procedures.
"When crimes such as these occur, workers are right to demand that we
deliver swift, effective justice. The nine convictions this month are a
victory for them," said Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management
Standards Don Todd. "Our work has resulted in convictions of individuals
found guilty of wrongdoing against unions, and we are proud of our results
in protecting America's union members. We have obtained more than 800
convictions and exceeded 850 indictments since fiscal year 2001. The court
ordered restitution in these cases is just about $103 million."...click to continue.
