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NALC Union Boss Marcus Miller Better Get Used to a Prison Cell
March 16, 2026 // Marcus Miller, former Vice President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 775 (located in Niles, Mich.), was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day of imprisonment. Upon release, Miller will be placed on probation for two years. He was also ordered to pay $54,120 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. On October 16, 2025, Miller pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c).
IBEW’s James Scotti Sentenced After Guilty Pleas
March 2, 2026 // James Scotti, an employee of Professional Sports Publications, which is a company that conducted business with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 26 (located in Lanham, Md.), was sentenced to three years of probation with six months of home confinement. He was also ordered to pay $162,960 in restitution. On November 4, 2025, Scotti pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and 1349. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office and the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General.
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Embezzling Funds from Police Union
June 11, 2025 // South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley today announced that Matthew Wilson, 39, of Sioux Falls, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered to pay $3,507.20 in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft. The charge stemmed from Wilson exercising unauthorized control over funds belonging to the Lincoln County Fraternal Order of Police Union. Wilson received his sentence on Thursday in Lincoln County Circuit Court. While the state had sought a 180-day county jail sentence, the court authorized electronic monitoring for the 90-day term.
Prosecutors want 19 months in prison for ex-Teamsters boss John Coli Sr. in extortion case
October 13, 2022 // In a sentencing memo filed late Wednesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu wrote that Coli’s extortion was “prolonged, calculated, and deliberate,” involving regular bribe payments in “envelopes bursting with wads” of $25,000 in cash. Coli also “milked his position as a union official” in other ways over the years, netting him more than a half a million dollars in benefits including meals in Las Vegas, box seats at baseball and football games and the use of a yacht and two-person crew to cruise around the Italy, the prosecution filing stated.