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LEOSU’s Attorney Files Motion to Dismiss SPFPA’s Frivolous Lawsuit Over SPFPA Union Corruption YouTube Videos

12 Sunday May 2019

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LEOSU Files Motion to Dismiss SPFPA’s Frivolous Lawsuit Over Publication of SPFPA Union Corruption YouTube Videos.

Detroit Michigan – On 5/10/19 LEOSU’s attorney Thomas Nunley had filed a motion with the judge overseeing a case involving a frivolous lawsuit filed by SPFPA President David L. Hickey and the International Union, Security Police and Fire Professionals of America SPFPA over published YouTube organizing video’s created & uploaded in New York exposing SPFPA union corruption within its organization. You can view LEOSU’s motion to dismiss here.
Below are other related documents and exhibits relating to this case.

LEOSU Organizing Director Steve Maritas noted he is not worried about this frivolous lawsuit filed by Hickey and the SPFPA union since the Truth is an absolute defense.

THE DEFENDANT LEOSU UNION ELECTION VIDEOS, POSTED ON “YOUTUBE.COM” ARE ALL EXPLICITLY AND ABSOLUTELY TRUE – PROTECTED SPEECH UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT

The Defendant LEOSU videos were all carefully written and researched with factual verification and documentation. The truth is that Plaintiff SPFPA has had dozens of its officers criminally indicted and convicted. (See News Articles and Reports of SPFPA Officer convictions attached as Exhibit “A”).

The truth is that Defendant LEOSU has beaten Plaintiff SPFPA in over a dozen contested union elections. (See SPFPA Losses and NLRB Records attached as Exhibit “B”)

The truth is that the FBI did raid the home of Plaintiff David Hickey. See Newsmax Article

The truth is that Plaintiff SPFPA has a long history of corruption and embezzlement under the leadership of Plaintiff David Hickey, who has been at the helm of Plaintiff SPFPA since 2000.

The truth is a complete defense to a defamation action. See Andrews v. Prudential Sec., 160 F.3d 304, 308 (6th Cir. 1998); See also Baggs v. Eagle-Picher Indus., Inc., 957 F.2d 268, 273 (6th Cir. 1992) (citing Cochrane v. Wittbold, 359 Mich. 402, 102 N.W.2d 459, 463 (Mich. 1960)). This privilege extends to a great variety of subjects, and includes matters of public concern, public men, and candidates for office.” New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 281-82 (1964).

DEFENDANTS’ FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO POST AND USE VIDEOS IN
NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON D.C. – ARE PROTECTED SPEECH – WITH
ANTI-SLAPP LIABILITY AGAINST PLAINTIFF – WHICH PLAINTIFF IS TRYING TO ILLEGALLY INVADE

The Plaintiffs are waging a campaign to try to “crush” the Defendants labor union, LEOSU. This “harassment campaign” has included Plaintiffs’ posting over fifty (50) “YouTube” videos attacking Defendant LEOSU, and Defendant Maritas, and filing multiple fraudulent lawsuits, to run-up Defendants’ attorney fees.

Plaintiffs’ David Hickey and SPFPA openly admit their illegal and fraudulent harassment strategy against the Defendants in mocking and threatening emails.

See the attached email from Plaintiff SPFPA to Defendant Maritas, boasting of
illegitimate legal tactics (See Exhibit “C”). See also the e-mail dated May 10, 2019 by the Plaintiff David Hickey sent to union members – boasting of his strategy of costly and fraudulent litigation as a strategy to consume the union dues of Defendant union’s members. (See Exhibit“D”).

Plaintiffs’ strategy is simple: force Defendants to expend union member dues on litigation; and then accuse Defendant of “wasting” union members’ dues on litigation.

Plaintiffs’ intend to attempt to escape New York’s and Washington D.C.’s “anti-SLAPP” laws. “SLAPP” is an acronym for a “strategic lawsuit against public participation.” Ernst v. Carrigan, 814 F.3d 116, 117 (2d Cir. 2016). “SLAPP suits come in many forms camouflaged as ordinary lawsuits. The conceptual thread that binds them is that they are suits without substantial merit that are brought by private interests to ‘stop citizens from exercising their political rights or to punish them for having done so.’” Gordon v. Marrone, 590 N.Y.S.2d 649, 656 (1992); (citing Pring, SLAPPs: Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, 7 PACE ENVTL LREV 3 [1989]).

SLAPP suits function by forcing the defendant into a judicial proceeding where the plaintiff can force the expenses of a defense upon the target defendant. See Gordon, 590 N.Y.S.2d 649 (1992). As the emails discussed above show, Plaintiffs’ only purpose in this frivolous action is to waste Defendant’s resources and “bleed the Defendants dry.” (See Exhibit “D”-mass e-mail from Plaintiff David Hickey to LEOSU members explaining Plaintiffs’ frivolous litigation strategy).

Plaintiffs’ should not be rewarded by filing in Michigan’s Courts, where only Plaintiff has contacts, to harass a rival union and its members.

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Beware of SPFPA UNION-BUSTING Rats who Encouraged MGM Springfield Casino Security Officers to VOTE NO UNION

03 Monday Dec 2018

Posted by in SPFPA The True Authority of (CORRUPT) Security Police Unions. SPFPA has a long history of Corruption and Embezzlement under the leadership of SPFPA International President David L. Hickey.

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SPFPA Union Busting Rats, SPFPA Corruption, SPFPA Embezzlement

Beware of SPFPA UNION-BUSTING Rats who encourage MGM Springfield Casino security Officers to VOTE NO UNION.

What do you call a Security Police Union that encourages MGM Springfield Casino security officers to VOTE NO Union?

SPFPA UNION-BUSTING RAT UNION!

This is what exactly happened when the MGM Springfield Casino Law Enforcement Officers Security Union. LEOSU was attempting to organize MGM Springfield Casino security officers in Springfield Massachusetts.

The LEOSU has filed federal charges with the National Labor Relations Board calling for an investigation against the International Union, Security Police & Fire Professionals of America SPFPA for its violations of 102.62(d). 

See supporting documents against SPFPA here.

On November 26, 2018 David L. Hickey, President & Organizing Director of SPFPA and its agents / representatives, using a Board approved eligibility list it received when they intervened in & thereafter withdrew from Case No. 01-RC 230330, texted messaged MGM Springfield Casino security professionals less than 12 hours prior to a scheduled NLRB vote a ANTI-UNION BUSTING – ANTI-LEOSU YouTube video urging these bargaining unit members to VOTE NO on Tuesday November 27th.

The purpose of this SPFPA ANTI-UNION BUSTING – ANTI-LEOSU YouTube video was to openly assist MGM Springfield in winning this election in Case No. 01-RC 230330 as well as to interfere with and restrain the pending vote scheduled for Tuesday November 27, 2018 between MGM Springfield & LEOSU and its affiliate union MGM Springfield Casino Law Enforcement Officers Union. Mr. Hickey’s and SPFPA representative Dwayne Phillips as well as other

SPFPA representatives has misused the MGM Springfield voter eligibility list after SPFPA withdrew from this election lacking support and fearing another loss to LEOSU, as well as for the purposes of assisting MGM Springfield in this election and at the same time for the purposes of retaliating against the LEOSU and its affiliated unions and its members & potential members, has violated Board Rule No. 102.62(d).

By the foregoing and other acts, the SPFPA and its agents David L. Hickey & Dwayne Phillips, and other SPFPA agents/ representatives, have restrained and coerced employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in Section 7 of the Act.

MGM Springfield Casino Objections to the election.

SPFPA The True Authority of (CORRUPT) Security Police Unions. SPFPA has a long history of Corruption and Embezzlement under the leadership of SPFPA International President David L. Hickey.

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On February 15, Devon Madray, former president of Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 119, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to five years of probation, and ordered to pay $20,097 in restitution and a $100 special assessment, for embezzling funds from the Roseville, Mich. union. He had pleaded guilty last October after being indicted in July. The actions follow an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.

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On November 23, Sherry Thompson, former financial secretary for Security, Police, Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 121, was charged in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan with embezzling $17,578.62 in funds from the Detroit union. She also was charged with making false entries in union financial records and filing a report based on those entries. The charge follows a probe by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.…

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Federal Documents Reveal SPFPA President David L. Hickey Attempted to Bribe Two Braidwood Nuclear Security Officers

03 Saturday Mar 2018

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SPFPA, SPFPA President Dave Hickey, SPFPA Union, SPFPA Corruption, Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station,

SPFPA President David L. Hickey FAILS to appear at an NLRB Hearing to testify on his behalf after 2 Exelon Braidwood Nuclear Officers accused him of attempting to offer these officers a Bribe as noted in Case No. 13-RC-212795. Braidwood Nuclear Security Officers Deserve the Real Truth and are requesting SPFPA President to Release the Transcripts of the Hearing. 

Chicago, IL, February 21, 2018: The National Labor Relations Board held a hearing in Case No. 13-RC-212795 at the Dirksen Federal Bldg, 219 S Dearborn St #808, Chicago, IL 60604 after objections were filed in this case claiming many violations against the International Union, Security Police & Fire Professionals of America SPFPA’s conduct during the critical period of a union election held on January 30th and 31st 2018 at Braidwood Generating Station in Braidwood, IL.

During this NLRB hearing two (2) Exelon Braidwood nuclear security officers testified to the fact that SPFPA President David L. Hickey attempted to bribe these two officers by offering them both positions on the Union Board if they would withdraw their support for a rival union who was competing against SPFPA for the right to represent these Exelon Braidwood nuclear security officers at the bargaining table.

  • It should be noted while these two (2) Exelon Braidwood nuclear security officers did in fact testify against Hickey about this bribe allegation at the hearing and Hickey failed to appear at the hearing in his own defense.
  • SPFPA President David L. Hickey’s failure to appear at the NLRB Board Hearing in his own defense to this bribe allegation, raises even more speculation that this event actually did happened and this could be the reason why Hickey failed to appear and/or to try to clear his name.

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SPFPA has a long History of Corruption and Embezzlement

October 25th, 2016 On October 25, 2016, in the Campbell County, Kentucky Circuit Court, Laura Cloyd, former Financial Secretary of Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 112 (located in Alexandria, Ky.), was sentenced to three years diversion and was ordered to pay restitution totaling $1,669 for a felony conviction and one year of probation for a misdemeanor conviction. On September 28, 2016, Cloyd pled guilty to Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition, a felony, and Theft by Unlawful Taking under $500, a misdemeanor. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office.
September 28th, 2016 On September 28, 2016, in the Campbell County, Kentucky Circuit Court, Laura Cloyd, former Financial Secretary of Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 112 (located in Alexandria, Ky.), pled guilty to Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition over $500, a felony, and Theft by Unlawful Taking under $500, a misdemeanor. Sentencing is scheduled for October 25, 2016. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office.
May 30th, 2013 On May 30, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Wayne Patrick Boudoin, former President of Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 709 (located in Houma, La.), pled guilty to a one-count information for embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $16,367.96, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office.
November 7th, 2012 On November 7, 2012, in the Texas 176th Criminal District Court, Kimberly Fields, a former Texas commissioned law officer and former President of Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 300 (located in Harris County, Tex.), was sentenced to three years of confinement and was ordered to pay $5,644.40 in restitution and a $5,000 fine. On November 5, 2012, a jury found Fields guilty following a trial for aggregate theft from a nonprofit organization, in violation of Texas Criminal Statute Section 31.03. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS New Orleans District Office.
April 6th, 2012 On April 6, 2012, in the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, Joseph Meizlik, former President of Security, Police, Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 454 (located in Fort Lee, Va.), was sentenced to four years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution of $9,122.44 and a $100 special assessment. On January 6, 2012, Meizlik pled guilty to one count of embezzling $9,122.44 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.
January 6th, 2012 On January 6, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Joseph Meizlik, former President of Security, Police, Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 454 (located in Fort Lee, Va.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling $9,122.44 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.
December 17th, 2010 On December 17, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, James Correll, former President of the Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 238 (located in Morrison, Ill.), was sentenced to two years of probation with the first six months to be served in home detention and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $22,286. On August 19, 2010, Correll pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.
October 6th, 2010 On October 6, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Craig A. Bohn, former Financial Secretary Treasurer of Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) Local 558 (located in Green Bay, WI), was sentenced to one year probation, a $1,500 fine, and a $100 special assessment. Bohn previously made restitution in the amount of $5,000. On June 18, 2010, Bohn pled guilty to two counts of creating false union records. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Milwaukee District Office.
August 19th, 2010 On August 19, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, James Patrick Correll, former president of the Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America Local 238 (located in Morrison, Ill.) pled guilty to an information charging him with embezzling and converting to his own use union funds in the amount of $22,278. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.
February 18th, 2010 On February 18, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Herman Peoples, former Financial Secretary of Security Police, Fire Professionals, Ind., Local 598 (located in Roseville, Miss.), pled guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $10,690 and was sentenced to 24 months probation and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Nashville District Office.
December 7th, 2009 On December 7, 2009, in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Roger Wuest, former Secretary-Treasurer of Security Police and Fire Professionals (SPFPA) (located in San Bernardino, Calif.), was sentenced to one year of probation. On September 24, 2009, Wuest pled guilty to a charge of concealment or destruction of union records. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Phoenix Resident Investigator Office.