Baltimore, Maryland – In a shocking case of labor union embezzlement, Cora Carper, a 32-year-old secretary from Churchton, Maryland, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, Carper embezzled over $500,000 from the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers’ political action committee (PAC) fund between June 2009 and February 2011.
The embezzlement scheme involved Carper printing more than 300 checks totaling approximately $502,586 from the PAC fund account, made payable to ‘cash,’ ‘cash reimbursement,’ or ‘petty cash.’ She then cashed the checks without authorization, often cashing multiple PAC fund checks on the same day.
Carper also deposited at least $180,000 into her personal bank accounts and falsely indicated in the computerized ledger that the checks were written for donations to political candidates or to reimburse work expenses.
Carper’s family previously paid the Insulators $7,300 to cover up her embezzlement, but a subsequent internal investigation revealed that Carper’s embezzlement far exceeded her limited admission.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards for its work in the investigation and thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristi N. O’Malley, who prosecuted the case.
Cora Carper, 32, of Churchton, Maryland, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for embezzling $502,586 from a labor union’s political action committee.
Defendant: Cora Carper
Criminal Charges: Embezzlement
City and State: Baltimore, Maryland
Exact Date: N/A (sentence announced on)
Sentence: 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release
Dollar Amounts: $502,586 (embezzled), $495,286 (restitution), $7,300 (paid by Carper’s family)
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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