Enforcement Actions

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

INFORMATION

THE U.S. ATTORNEY CHARGES THAT:

COUNT ONE

(29 U.S.C. §501(c} - Embezzlement of Labor Union Assets) On or about November, 1999 through July, 2006, in the Eastern District of Michigan, South Division, Defendant ALAN RAINES, while an officer, that is, financial secretary of Steelworkers Local 1358, a labor organization engaged in an industry affecting commerce, did cmbC771C., steal and unlawfully and willfully abstract and convert to his own use the moneys, funds, securities, property, and other assets of said labor organization in the approximate amount of $274,262.39, in violation of Title 29, United States ode, Section 501(e}.

COUNT TWO

(18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 - Bank Fraud)

D-1 ALAN RAINES

On or about July 11, 2004 through July 26, 2006, in the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, defendant ALAN RAINES did knowingly and intentionally devise and execute a scheme to obtain moneys owned by or under the custody and control of Comerica. Bank, a federally insured financial institution, by means of false and fraudulent pretenses. In executing this scheme, defendant ALAN RAINES: 1) by virtue of his position as financial secretary, obtained checks connected to an account for Steelworkers Local 1358; 2) forged the signature of a third party on each check; and 3) wrote checks to himself for his personal use, all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344.

STEPHEN J. MURPHY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
s/Jennifer Gorland
Chief, General Crimes Unit
s/Jeanine Jones
Assistant United States Attorney

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

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Companion Case Information Companion Case Number:

This may be a companion case based upon LCrR 57.10 (b)(4): Judge Assigned:

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Case Title: USA v. ALAN RAINES

County where offense occured: Oakland County

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