RAILWAY SUPERVISORS (URS)
Pennsylvania Boss Pleads Guilty; Agrees to Repay $100,000
Richard P. Miller, of Beaver, Pa., pled guilty in U.S. Dist. Court
May 31 to embezzling funds from United Railway Supervisors Local 202. After
a Dep't of Labor probe, Miller admitted to double billing union expenses,
pocketing excess reimbursements, and withdrawing money from the local's
checking account for personal expenses. The ex-boss agreed to repay $100,000,
which will be divided among those who were members of the local when it
dissolved in 1999. He will also be barred from any union activities for
up to 13 years. Additionally, he faces five years in prison and a fine
of up to $250,000. U.S. Dist. Judge Alan N. Bloch is scheduled to sentence
Miller Aug. 9. [Pitt. Post-Gazette 6/2/01]
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