Former SEIU leader charged with fraud (Follow the money)

Fox News ^ | 8/2/2012 | wsj

[tobyhill]

A former rising star within the Service Employees International Union has been charged with bilking his ex-employer, one of the nation's most powerful labor groups.

Tyrone Freeman, 42 years old, who once led a large Los Angeles-based local representing low-wage health-care workers, was indicted Tuesday on 15 criminal counts, including mail fraud and the embezzlement of $100,000.

[RexBeach]

What a guy! Sounds Amish!

[stylin19a]

from another source

Last month, his wife, Pilar Planells, pleaded guilty to an income tax charge in connection with more than $540,000 she received in consulting payments from the union. She is expected to be sentenced to three years' probation and must pay about $130,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties, according to court records.

[FlingWingFlyer]

SEIU “leaders” give knuckledragging union thugs a bad name.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

It’s hard for me to muster a lot of sympathy for his “victims.”

[YHAOS]

What goes around, comes around.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks tobyhill.

Tyrone Freeman, 42 years old, who once led a large Los Angeles-based local representing low-wage health-care workers, was indicted Tuesday on 15 criminal counts, including mail fraud and the embezzlement of $100,000.

Since the SEIU exists to bilk employees, what's the problem?