NORFOLK, Va. - Police are investigating after the leaders with the International Longshoremen’s Association say one of their own is taking money.
Court documents state they are looking into accusations of embezzlement.
Police said multiple police agencies are involved.
Right now police are investigating the business manager of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 970, which is a union for maritime workers.
In a statement the group said an audit revealed some problems with finances.
It states union funds were deposited and withdrawn allegedly for non-union purposes.
NewsChannel 3 went digging and found a search warrant for the business manager’s home.
It states that the president and other board members found bank statements that had "multiple deposits, online purchases/payments and ATM withdrawals" from an unknown account.
The president apparently told police that the business manager said he had been depositing “new member dues into the account and spent the money for his personal use.”
NewsChannel 3 went to the Local 970 headquarters in Norfolk, but we were told to leave.
Then we went to the home where police were getting the search warrant to search, but no one answered the door.
In the statement issued by the Local 970 group, they stated the business manager resigned from his position and will be removed from other positions he holes within the group.
No one has been charged with any crime.
It’s unclear exactly how much money the group believes was embezzled.
They call this situation unfortunate and claim that will not interfere with the work they do for the marine terminals of the Port of Virginia.
Again – no one has been arrested.
