Defendant Accused of Stealing from Labor Union whereas Serving as its Chairman
WASHINGTON – A District of Columbia Division of Corrections Officer was arrested in the present day after being charged in federal courtroom with embezzling tens of hundreds of {dollars} from a D.C. Division of Corrections Labor Union.
Andra Parker, 64, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, is charged with wire fraud in a prison criticism filed within the U.S. District Court docket for the District of Columbia. He was arrested this morning on the District’s Central Detention Facility and can make his preliminary look this afternoon earlier than Justice of the Peace Decide Moxila A. Upadhyaya.
The announcement was made by U.S. Lawyer Matthew M. Graves, Particular Agent in Cost Wayne A. Jacobs, of the FBI Washington Subject Workplace’s Legal Division, and Appearing Particular Agent in Cost Troy W. Springer, of the Washington Regional Workplace, U.S. Division of Labor – Workplace of Inspector Basic (DOL-OIG) .
Charging paperwork allege that between June 2018 and Might 2019, Parker served as chairman of the D.C. Division of Corrections Labor Committee, a labor group that represents all members of the D.C. Division of Corrections. As chairman, Parker had full entry to the Labor Committee’s financial institution accounts and was issued a debit card. He’s accused of defrauding the Labor Committee by utilizing Committee funds to pay for private journey, lodging, and leisure bills. For instance, charging paperwork allege that he spent greater than $7,000 on a visit to NY city for his pals and him, together with $4,000 on rooms and bills at a Occasions Sq. lodge, greater than $370 on tickets to a New York Knicks recreation, and a further $616 on tickets to Summer season: The Donna Summer season Musical.
A prison criticism is a proper accusation of prison conduct for functions of building possible trigger, however it’s not proof of guilt. All defendants are presumed harmless except confirmed responsible past an affordable doubt in a courtroom of legislation.
This case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington Subject Workplace and the DOL-OIG. Help was additionally supplied by the DOL – Workplace of Labor-Administration Requirements.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kondi Kleinman and Gauri Gopal of the Fraud, Public Corruption, and Civil Rights Part, with help from Paralegal Specialist Michon Tart.
