Posts tagged Cuyahoga County

    News Article ● Corruption Unions

    Former Cuyahoga County union official pleads guilty in $350K embezzlement scheme

    October 26, 2026 // Adelle Burrell-Williams, former secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1746, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.

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    Press Release ● Unionization Unions

    Court Rejects Union Attempt to Dismiss Cuyahoga County Officer’s First Amendment Challenge to Police Union Dues Deductions

    March 31, 2022 // The federal lawsuit says that Warren was not a member of the FOP union before the Janus decision in June 2018, and never signed an authorization for the deduction of union dues or fees from her wages. However, FOP union bosses collected fees and later full union dues from her wages anyway without her consent.

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