On February 27, 2020, in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, Asenath Roland, former President of the Kansas Postal Workers Union (located in Wichita, Kans.), pleaded guilty to one count of failure to maintain records, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(c). The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Kansas City Resident Office.

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Asenath Roland, 43, Kansas City, Kan., former president of the Kansas Postal Workers Union, is charged with stealing more than $4,700 that belonged to the union. The crime is alleged to have occurred in May and June 2017 in Wyandotte County, Kan.

If convicted, she faces up to five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Department of Labor – Office of Inspector General investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Leon Patton is prosecuting.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) – U.S. Department of Labor