Union Secretary Sentenced for Embezzling $502,586

Baltimore, Maryland – In a shocking case of corruption, Cora Carper, a 32-year-old secretary from Churchton, Maryland, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for embezzling $502,586 from a labor union’s political action committee.

Carper, who worked for the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, processed disbursement requests for the Insulators Political Action Committee (PAC) fund. She printed more than 300 checks totaling approximately $502,586 from the PAC fund account made payable to “cash,” “cash reimbursement,” or “petty cash.”

The embezzlement took place between June 2009 and February 2011. Carper often cashed multiple PAC fund checks the same day and deposited at least $180,000 into her personal bank accounts. To cover up her embezzlement, Carper falsely indicated in the computerized ledger that the checks were written for donations to political candidates or to reimburse work expenses.

Carper’s family paid the Insulators $7,300 to cover the initial embezzlement. However, a subsequent internal investigation by the Insulators and the U.S. Department of Labor revealed that Carper’s embezzlement far exceeded her limited admission, with a total of $502,586 in checks attributed to her embezzlement.

U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III also entered an order that Carper pay $495,286 in restitution, the amount remaining from what she embezzled. 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.

The case is part of efforts underway by President Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, which was created in November 2009 to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes.

Cora Carper’s sentence serves as a warning to those who engage in similar acts of corruption and embezzlement. The Grimy Times will continue to follow this case and provide updates as more information becomes available.

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