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Posted on: Wednesday, December 16, 2009

UPW gets restitution in Rodrigues fraud case

Advertiser Staff

U.S. Attorney Florence Nakakuni said restitution of $378,000 has been made to the United Public Workers union.

The money was part of a judgment against former UPW leader Gary Rodrigues.

He and his daughter, Robin Rodrigues Sabatini, began serving federal prison sentences in January 2008.

Rodrigues and Sabatini were accused of defrauding the union and its 12,000 members. He was found guilty on all 101 counts against him. She was convicted of 95.

U.S. District Judge David Ezra sentenced Rodrigues to five years and four months in prison and Sabatini to three years and 10 months behind bars.