Man Gets Two Years Probation for Stealing Labor Union Funds

CONCORD, NH - After pleading guilty to a federal offense that involved the theft of money from a labor union, Gregory Paradis, 37, of Barrington, was sentenced to two years of probation, according U.S. Attorney Emily Gray Rice.

Paradis was elected president and senior steward of the Seabrook Nuclear Security Officers Association in May 2011. As president and senior steward, Paradis had control of the union’s checking account.

In January 2013, the union’s vice president notified the Seabrook Police Department that he suspected that Paradis was stealing money from the account. An investigation of the allegations by the police department and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Management Standards, revealed that between May 2011 and December 2012, Paradis stole $13, 493.90 from the union, according to a press statement.

Paradis accomplished the thefts by using a debit card assigned to the account to make cash withdrawals at ATM machines and to purchase items for his personal benefit. Paradis resigned from the union and voluntary terminated his employment as a security guard at the nuclear power plant in December 2012. When confronted by the union’s vice-president about the discrepancy in the union’s account, Paradis initially denied committing the thefts and blamed the account deficiency on an error by the bank maintaining the account. After an extensive investigation by law enforcement, Paradis eventually admitted he stole the funds and helped the law enforcement agencies determine the amount of money he stole.

Paradis was also ordered to repay $13,493.90 to the union. The sentence was imposed by United States District Court Judge Landya B. McCafferty. The case was investigated by the Seabrook Police Department and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Management Standards. It was prosecuted by AUSA Robert Kinsella.