RETAIL UNION (RWDSU)
Ex-FL Pres. Confesses to Embezzlement
Jack Hatch, frmr. President of a Dade City-based Retail union, pled
guilty on Sept. 18 to union embezzlement in violation of U.S.C. 29 , Sec.
501(c). Hatch entered his plea in the U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Middle Dist.
of Fla. According to the plea agreement, Hatch used credit cards belonging
to Local 43 of the Retail, Wholesale Dept. Store Union, and spent union
funds without authorization. From Nov. 1996 through March 2000, Hatch stole
over $70,000 from the union. As part of his plea, Hatch agreed to forfeit
any assets, incl. cash, stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, personal
property and real estate, resulting from his theft. [U.S.A.O. M.D. Fla.
9/18/02]
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