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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
NO. 5:03-CR-154-1H3 |
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INDICTMENT |
RONALD B. ALSTON |
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The Grand Jury charges that:
- At all times material to this indictment, Subordinate Lodge 563 of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, hereinafter referred to as “Local Union 563,” was a labor organization engaged in an industry affecting commerce.
- At all times material to this indictment, the defendant, RONALD B. ALSTON, was an officer, that is, Secretary-Treasurer, of Local Union 563.
COUNTS ONE through FORTY-ONE
From in or about March, 2000, until in or about October, 2000, in the Eastern District of North Carolina and elsewhere, the defendant, RONALD B. ALSTON, did embezzle, steal, and unlawfully and willfully abstract and convert to his own use the funds, securities, property, and other assets of Local Union 563 by issuing and causing to be issued and paid from the bank account of Local Union 563 the following checks:
COUNT |
Check Dated |
Check No. |
Amount of Check |
ONE |
3/23/00 |
375 |
$100.00 |
TWO |
4/00 |
401 |
$423.00 |
THREE |
5/26/00 |
402 |
$500.00 |
FOUR |
5/29/00 |
403 |
$165.00 |
FIVE |
6/9/00 |
404 |
$400.00 |
SIX |
7/1/00 |
405 |
$200.00 |
SEVEN |
7/4/00 |
410 |
$500.00 |
EIGHT |
7/3/00 |
406 |
$200.00 |
NINE |
7/29/00 |
407 |
$152.69 |
TEN |
7/29/00 |
408 |
$300.00 |
ELEVEN |
7/31/00 |
409 |
$225.00 |
TWELVE |
8/5/00 |
415 |
$300.00 |
THIRTEEN |
8/8/00 |
411 |
$350.00 |
FOURTEEN |
8/10/00 |
412 |
$300.00 |
FIFTEEN |
8/11/00 |
413 |
$300.00 |
SIXTEEN |
8/14/00 |
414 |
$300.00 |
SEVENTEEN |
8/18/00 |
416 |
$225.00 |
EIGHTEEN |
8/25/00 |
418 |
$30.00 |
NINETEEN |
8/28/00 |
376 |
$125.00 |
TWENTY |
9/6/00 |
377 |
$500.00 |
TWENTY-ONE |
9/9/00 |
378 |
$200.00 |
TWENTY-TWO |
9/17/00 |
380 |
$120.00 |
TWENTY-THREE |
9/18/00 |
381 |
$100.00 |
TWENTY-FOUR |
9/20/00 |
counter check |
$60.00 |
TWENTY-FIVE |
9/20/00 |
383 |
$300.00 |
TWENTY-SIX |
9/20/00 |
384 |
$150.00 |
TWENTY-SEVEN |
9/21/00 |
382 |
$150.00 |
TWENTY-EIGHT |
9/21/00 |
385 |
$120.00 |
TWENTY-NINE |
9/21/00 |
388 |
$100.00 |
THIRTY |
9/21/00 |
389 |
$600.00 |
THIRTY-ONE |
9/25/00 |
387 |
$100 |
THIRTY-TWO |
10/1/00 |
379 |
$200.00 |
THIRTY-THREE |
10/2/00 |
420 |
$100.00 |
THIRTY-FOUR |
10/5/00 |
421 |
$100.00 |
THIRTY-FIVE |
10/5/00 |
423 |
$150.00 |
THIRTY-SIX |
10/5/00 |
424 |
$120.00 |
THIRTY-SEVEN |
10/6/00 |
422 |
$600.00 |
THIRTY-EIGHT |
10/6/00 |
391 |
$600.00 |
THIRTY-NINE |
10/7/00 |
390 |
$100.00 |
FORTY |
10/8/00 |
392 |
$100.00 |
FORTY-ONE |
10/12/00 |
counter check |
$200.00 |
Total: |
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$9865.69 |
Each count in the above table constitutes a separate violation of Title 29, United States Code, Section 501(c).
COUNT FORTY-TWO
On or about October 26, 2000, in the Eastern District of North Carolina and elsewhere, the defendant, RONALD B. ALSTON, did embezzle, steal, and unlawfully and willfully abstract and convert to his own use the moneys, funds, securities, property, and other assets of Local Union 563, that is, a check issued by the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees in the amount of 221.20.
All in violation of Title 29, United States Code, Section 501(c).
COUNTS FORTY-THREE through SIXTY-THREE
From in or about March, 2000, until September, 2000, in the Eastern District of North Carolina and elsewhere, the defendant, RONALD B. ALSTON, did willfully make and cause to be made false entries in records required to be kept by Title 29, Chapter 11, Subchapter III, Section 436, of the United States Code, by making false entries in the “memo” section of checks paid from the bank account of Local Union 563, as follows:
COUNT |
Check Dated |
Check No. |
Check Amount |
False Entry |
FORTY-THREE |
3/23/00 |
375 |
$100.00 |
“Strike Materials” |
FORTY-FOUR |
4/00 |
401 |
$423.00 |
“Stamps” |
FORTY-FIVE |
5/26/00 |
402 |
$500.00 |
“Dues” |
FORTY-SIX |
6/9/00 |
404 |
$400.00 |
“Meeting room” |
FORTY-SEVEN |
7/4/00 |
410 |
$500.00 |
“Stamps |
FORTY-EIGHT |
7/3/00 |
406 |
$200.00 |
“Stamps” |
FORTY-NINE |
7/29/00 |
407 |
$152.69 |
“Union Meeting” |
FIFTY |
7/29/00 |
408 |
$300.00 |
“Rm” |
FIFTY-ONE |
8/5/00 |
415 |
$300.00 |
“Stamps” |
FIFTY-TWO |
8/10/00 |
412 |
$300.00 |
“Dinner” |
FIFTY-THREE |
8/11/00 |
413 |
$300.00 |
“Stamps” |
FIFTY-FOUR |
8/14/00 |
414 |
$300.00 |
“Stamps” |
FIFTY-FIVE |
8/18/00 |
416 |
$225.00 |
“Stamps” |
FIFTY-SIX |
8/25/00 |
418 |
$30.00 |
“Stamps” |
FIFTY-SEVEN |
8/28/00 |
376 |
$125.00 |
“Stamps” |
FIFTY-EIGHT |
9/6/00 |
377 |
$500.00 |
“Stamps” |
FIFTY-NINE |
9/9/00 |
378 |
$200.00 |
“Stamps” |
SIXTY |
9/17/00 |
380 |
$120.00 |
“Stamps” |
SIXTY-ONE |
9/18/00 |
381 |
$100.00 |
“Stamps” |
SIXTY-TWO |
9/20/00 |
384 |
$150.00 |
“Yard work” |
SIXTY-THREE |
9/21/00 |
382 |
$150.00 |
“Stamps” |
Each count in the above table constituting a separate violation of Title 29, United States Code, Section 439(c).
A TRUE BILL
/SIGNED/
FOREPERSON
5-21-03
DATE
FRANK D. WHITNEY
United States Attorney
BY: /SIGNED/
CLAY C. WHEELER
Assistant United States Attorney
Criminal Division
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