TEACHERS (NEA)
Nevada Boss Indicted, Allegedly $53,000 Embezzled in Indiana
An ex-teachers union boss pled innocent Jun. 2 to a 20-count grand
jury indictment in U.S. Dist. Court in Fort Wayne, Ind. for union corruption.
Steve Confer allegedly embezzled over $53,000 in 1994-96 while treasurer
of the Professional Service Org. of the Ind. State Teachers Ass'n. Confer
moved to Las Vegas in 1996, becoming exec. director of the Clark County
Edu. Ass'n -- the second largest Nat. Edu. Ass'n chapter. He resigned from
that post in 1998.
Confer allegedly wrote himself $45,300 in checks and charged $7,800 on the union's credit card for personal purposes. PSO sought to recover the funds. Reportedly, Confer settled by repaying the disputed amount in a 1997 agreement. But a private settlement doesn't shelter Confer from prosecution. He faces a life ban from union office as well as 5 years in prison or a $10,000 fine for each charge. [Las Vegas Review-Journal 6/3/99]
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