MACHINISTS
Ex-Secy-Treas. in NY Admits to Writing Union Checks to Self
Thomas A. Lannon pled guilty in the U.S. Dist. Ct. in Albany to one
count of union embezzlement on Aug. 8. Lannon admitted that from July 1997
to June 2001, he used his position as Secy.-Treasurer of Local Lodge 1562
of the Intl. Assn of Machinists to write checks to himself from the union's
bank accounts, and pocketing cash from union promotions such as raffles
and tee-shirts. As part of his plea, Lannon agreed to repay the $13,175
he stole from the union. He is scheduled to be sentenced in Binghamton
on Dec. 5. The charges were brought following an investigation by the Buffalo
Ofc. of the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Ofc. of Labor-Mgmt. Standards[U.S.A.O.
N.D. NY 8/8/02, DOL]
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