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Business Manager Sentenced for Stealing $1.7 Million from Labor Union
DOJ/FBI ^ | February 7, 2017 | By Office of Public Affairs

Posted on 02/07/2017 4:14:13 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee

A former business manager of the Local 657 of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for stealing more than $1.7 million from Local 657.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Assistant Director in Charge Andrew W. Vale of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Robin Blake of the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General Washington, D.C., Regional Office and District Director Mark Wheeler of the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards Washington, D.C., District Office made the announcement.

Anthony Wendel Frederick Sr., 50, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta of the District of Columbia, who also ordered Frederick to pay $1,632,000 in restitution to Local 657 and to forfeit $1,734,000 of criminally-derived proceeds.

LIUNA’s Local 657, now merged into LIUNA Local 11, is a labor organization that represents construction laborers in Washington, D.C., and five adjacent counties. Frederick served as the business manager for Local 657 for approximately 10 years until June 2014.

According to Frederick’s plea and co-conspirator’s trial evidence, from approximately May 2013 through June 2014, Frederick directed more than $1.7 million in Local 657 funds to STS General Contracting of Greenbelt, Maryland, without the knowledge or authorization of the Local 657 Executive Board or LIUNA International officials. Frederick also admitted that principals of STS General Contracting made a number of financial payments to Frederick with the funds stolen from Local 657, including a down payment of $225,000 on a home Frederick purchased and directed more than $600,000 to a corporation owned in part by Frederick’s wife.

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1 posted on 02/07/2017 4:14:13 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Isn’t that part of his job description?


2 posted on 02/07/2017 4:15:09 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Gosh. Golly. Corruption by union management? This is such a surprise.


3 posted on 02/07/2017 4:15:56 PM PST by llevrok (je sui cou rouge !)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Ran into a judge that couldn’t be bought or blackmailed.


4 posted on 02/07/2017 4:20:05 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: llevrok

We had similar things in Portland a few years back.


5 posted on 02/07/2017 4:20:26 PM PST by Aria (2017: Stay strong POTUS - the left lost control of trillions & will do anything to regain power.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

SOP.


6 posted on 02/07/2017 4:22:14 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Union business manager is a long winded way of saying embezzler.


7 posted on 02/07/2017 4:30:43 PM PST by BillyBonebrake
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To: Brad from Tennessee

GEEEEZ! I thought this was a normal activity in unions


8 posted on 02/07/2017 4:35:23 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Brad from Tennessee
wonder if STS General Contracting is a union shop?
9 posted on 02/07/2017 4:36:37 PM PST by Chode (may the RATS all die of dehydration from crying)
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To: BillyBonebrake

Better in his pocket than supporting democrats.


10 posted on 02/07/2017 4:56:26 PM PST by Mogger
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Money transferred to a company partly owned to his wife. Is she also facing charges?


11 posted on 02/07/2017 5:03:57 PM PST by submarinerswife (Allahu FUBAR)
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