Heather Banhidy, Embezzlement, Ohio 2013

Olmsted Township woman charged with embezzling approximately $13,906 from labor union.

Heather Banhidy, 50, formerly worked for Pipe Fitter Local Union No. 120 as a clerical employee. In that capacity, she allegedly embezzled funds from approximately December 2011 through September 2013, causing the falsification, concealment, withholding and destruction of union dues receipts and records of payments received by Local 120.

According to the indictment, Banhidy’s embezzlement scheme occurred while she was a clerical employee for Local 120. If convicted, the defendant’s sentences will be determined by the Court after review of the factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal records, the defendant’s roles in the offense and the characteristics of the criminal conduct.

In all cases, the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Om Kakani, following an investigation by the agents of the Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards.

An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Heather Banhidy, a 50-year-old woman from Olmsted Township, Ohio, has been charged with embezzling approximately $13,906 from Pipe Fitter Local Union No. 120. The alleged embezzlement occurred while Banhidy was a clerical employee for the labor union.

Defendant:

Banhidy, Heather, 50, Olmsted Township, Ohio

Criminal Charges:

Two-count criminal indictment for embezzling approximately $13,906 from Pipe Fitter Local Union No. 120

City and State:

Olmsted Township, Ohio

Exact Date:

Approximately December 2011 through September 2013

Sentence or Outcome:

TBD

Dollar Amount:

$13,906

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