ALLIED-INDUSTRIAL WORKERS (PACE)
North Carolina Boss Indicted for $4,500 Embezzlement
A federal grand jury indicted Angela B. Smith of New Bern, N.C., Mar.
20 on two counts of union embezzlement. Smith was the secretary-treasurer
of the Paper, Allied-Indus., Chem. & Energy Workers Int'l Union Local
1325 (f.k.a., United Paperworkers Int'l Union Local 1325). From Jan. 1997
to Jan. 1999, Smith allegedly embezzled $4,374.95 from UPIU Local 1325
by issuing checks to herself and third parties for her personal expenses.
Further, she allegedly stole $150 from PACE Local 1325 in Dec. 1999 by
again issuing a check to a third party for her personal expenses. [USAO
E.D.N.C., Media Release 3/22/01; U.S. v. Smith, No. 4:01-CR-14-1H3 (E.D.N.C.
indictment 3/20/01)]
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