Source: https://www.justice.gov/jm/jm-9-133000-embezzlement-and-theft-labor-unions-and-employee-benefit-plans
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 01:02:03+00:00

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This chapter focuses on two statutes that prohibit embezzlement or theft. Title 29 U.S.C. § 501(c) prohibits the embezzlement and theft of property from a labor organization covered by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) (29 U.S.C. § 401, et seq.). Title 18 U.S.C. § 664 prohibits the embezzlement and theft of property by any person from an employee pension or welfare benefit plan subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq, or a fund connected to such a plan.
In any matter which is a violation of 29 U.S.C. § 501(c) or 18 U.S.C. § 664 as well as a violation of state criminal law, the United States Attorney (USA) is authorized to determine after investigation whether the matter should be referred to local authorities for prosecution or whether it warrants federal prosecution. When such matters are referred to local authorities, the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the United States Department of Labor should be advised of the referral and requested to determine the status of the local prosecution 90 days after referral. In the event local authorities fail to take any action upon such a referral within 90 days, the USA should then initiate federal prosecution.
The Labor-Management Unit of the Organized Crime and Gang Section, Criminal Division, has supervisory jurisdiction over 29 U.S.C. § 501 and 18 U.S.C. § 664. For information on investigative jurisdiction, see the Criminal Resource Manual at 2415.

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 § 1001
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