Former Illinois APWU President Sentenced For Embezzlement

On December 18, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Lonzell Moore, former President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 1730 (located in Des Plaines, Ill.), was sentenced to three years of probation and he was ordered to serve 200 hours of community service. He was also ordered to pay remaining restitution in the amount of $15,088. On July 12, 2017, Moore pleaded guilty to embezzlement of $18,857, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.


Read PEN’s previous coverage: Former Illinois President of American Postal Workers Union Pleads Guilty to One Count of Embezzling $18,857 in Union Funds

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