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Fiduciary to repay more than $9,000 in unremitted contributions to Carnegie Body Company 401(k) Retirement Plan in Cleveland, Ohio

Date of Action: March 17, 2014

Type of Action: Consent Order and Judgment

Name of Defendant: Richard Sippola, individually, and as fiduciary of the Carnegie Body Company 401(k) Retirement Plan

Allegations: Richard Sippola, individually and as fiduciary of the Carnegie Body Company 401(k) Retirement Plan failed to ensure that employee pre-tax contributions and loan repayments for the period March 13, 2009, through Jan. 10, 2010, were remitted to the Carnegie Body Company 401(k) Retirement Plan. The company is located in Cleveland.

Resolution: Richard Sippola agreed to restore losses to the participants in the amount of $9,396.03, the full amount of unremitted contributions and/or loan repayments for the period beginning March 13, 2009, until Jan. 10, 2010, in quarterly installments beginning on April 1, 2014.

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.

Docket Number: 1:13-CV-01416

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Agency
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Date
March 18, 2014
Release Number
EBSA 14-10-CHI