Criminal Convictions for NALC and APWU Officers

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today, December 17, 2008, announced its criminal enforcement data for November 2008. Including in these reports were:

Guilty Pleas
Former Letter Carriers Branch 272 Secretary-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $45,000
On Nov. 6, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Kevin Sherlock, former secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 272 (located in Newton, N.J.), pleaded guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of $45,000. The plea follows a joint investigation by the OLMS New York District Office and the U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspection General.

Former APWU Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $18,000
On Nov. 17, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Tina Curtis, former secretary-treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 232 (located in Columbus, Ohio), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $18,283. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cleveland District Office.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards