Alexandria, VA – In a shocking case of corruption, Arthur Penn, a 64-year-old Quantico resident, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzel over $380,000 from his former union, which represented federal law enforcement officers at the Pentagon.
Penn, the former Chairman of the Fraternal Order of Police Defense Protective Service Labor Committee Pentagon, a local union that represented officers of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, used the stolen funds for personal gambling, a trip to the Dominican Republic, and day-to-day living expenses.
According to court documents, Penn embezzled funds from the union for years, concealing his actions by failing to make regular reports to Union members, violating his obligation to file regular financial reports with the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards, and siphoning off most of the embezzled funds through cash transactions.
“The defendant routinely embezzled money that belonged to a federal law enforcement union to fund his personal expenditures while vacationing in the Dominican Republic and to pay for his personal gambling at a casino,” said Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Penn’s crimes were uncovered by the FBI, who worked with the U.S. Department of Labor to investigate the case.
Arthur Penn, 64, is scheduled to be sentenced on July 2 and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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