On May 12, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Janet Pilcher, former Secretary-Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 536 (located in Rome, Ga.), pleaded guilty to embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $65,033, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office.

According to a criminal information report filed in the case, Janet Pilcher, the former secretary treasurer for the organization, was accused of taking $65,033.46 between Oct. 8, 2014, and March 26, 2018, from the labor organization.