Houston man faces prison time in union embezzlement scheme
A Houston man was convicted on Friday of embezzling from the United Transportation Union Local 1892 in a scheme that involved shopping trips to Sam's Club.
Henry Shuler, 65, the former union treasurer, stole around $40,000 over a six-year period. The embezzlement occurred unauthorized purchases from Sam's Club and through masking other funds as union dues repayments to members who didn't exist, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Shuler was charged in February with one count of embezzlement of union funds following an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards Dallas-New Orleans office. Investigators were tipped off to Shuler's actions by an internal auditor with UTU International.
Shuler faces up to five years in prison and a fine of $10,000 for the crime. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 17.
http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Houston-man-faces-prison-time-in-union-6224100.php
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