Michael Wayne Nelson Embezzlement Indictment (Kentucky)
Michael Wayne Nelson, a former secretary-treasurer for Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Local 496, was indicted on federal charges of embezzling over $35,000 from the union between December 2017 and June 2021. He pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement in January 2025 and is awaiting sentencing.
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May 2025 — 1 developments
Michael Wayne Nelson was sentenced on May 12, 2025, to five years of probation for embezzlement of union funds.
Michael Wayne Nelson was sentenced on May 12, 2025, to five years of probation for embezzlement of union funds.
January 2025 — 1 developments
Michael Wayne Nelson pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $35…
Michael Wayne Nelson pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $35,748 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Northern Division.
September 2024 — 2 developments
Nelson was scheduled to make his initial court appearance in U.
Nelson was scheduled to make his initial court appearance in U.S. District Court in Pikeville.
Michael Wayne Nelson was indicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Ke…
Michael Wayne Nelson was indicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Northern Division, on one count of embezzlement of union funds, one count of forgery, and one count of identity theft.