On September 21, 2016, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, John McCain, former Secretary-Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 1016 (located in Poplar Bluff, Mo.), was sentenced to a two years of probation and was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and a $100 assessment.  Restitution of $30,948 was previously paid in full.  On June 22, 2016, McCain pled guilty one count of embezzlement, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c).  The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office.

On September 20, 2016, in the Marion County Court of Common Pleas, Jeanette Bowman, former Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 280 (located in Marion, Ohio), was sentenced to 120 days of electronic monitoring, five years of community control, and was ordered to pay full restitution of $16,347.  On August 18, 2016, Bowman pled guilty to theft in the amount of $16,347, in violation of Ohio Revised Code 2913.02.  The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department.

source: Department of Labor