Former Local President Of U.S. Customs Officers Union Convicted Of Wire Fraud

San Francisco CA

06 April, 2022

1:52 PM

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CBS San Francisco April 6, 2022 The former president of the union represents Customs and Border Protection officers in California and Nevada has been convicted of two counts of making false statements and three counts of wire fraud, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds said Jonathon Ortino was convicted by a jury after a 5-day trial in the scheme to defraud the union and to hide the fraud by submitting false annual financial reports to the Department of Labor. Ortino, who was president of the local from September 2013 and September 2017, now faces 70 years in prison — a statutory maximum term of 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of making false statements and a statutory maximum term of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count of wire fraud. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.