Foundation to High Court: Time to End Union Boss Vandalism Exemptions
Glacier Northwest Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 174 has been brought before the Supreme Court.
KGO-TV in San Francisco is reporting that “[a] group of San Francisco sheriff’s deputies is suing their union president, charging he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
Five sheriff deputies are accusing their union president, [David Wong] and other officers of embezzling more than half a million dollars from their treasury.
“We have tried for more than a year to demand accountability. We have repeatedly petitioned the DSA [Deputy Sheriffs Association’s] Board of Directors to address these issues,” said Joseph Leake, a San Francisco deputy sheriff. . . .
Those suing claim members voted to purchase a building which houses the association’s offices, but they say it’s being leased.
“The money that’s supposed to be in the building fund, it’s not accounted for,” said Johna Pecot, a San Francisco deputy sheriff.
Perhaps the most serious accusation is that Wong used union money to pay the mortgage of his home. The association investigated that charge. . . .
The five sheriff deputies had another charge.
“Approximately $65,000 of DSA funds was used to make improper and unauthorized contributions to various political candidates,” said Leake.
Glacier Northwest Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 174 has been brought before the Supreme Court.
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