PUEBLO, CO – A former leader of the Pueblo firefighters union has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $131,000 in union funds, according to IAFF Local 3.
In a statement released Thursday, the union said that its former secretary-treasurer, Doug Martin, had admitted to misusing approximately $131,000 collected from members’ dues.
Union leaders emphasized that the embezzlement in no way involved taxpayer dollars.
“This betrayal of trust is deeply disappointing, and we want to be absolutely clear: Local 3 has zero tolerance for the misuse of union funds,” IAFF Local 3 President Dylan Prijatel said. “Our members work tirelessly to protect this community, and their dues must always be safeguarded with the highest levels of accountability and transparency.”
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