Hernandez did not respond to a Twitter message seeking comment and calls to phone number for Hernadez and Moscoso went unanswered. On February 17, 2009, Ortiz pled guilty to extorting and accepting bribes in a program receiving federal funds. ), pled guilty to one count of theft over $500 for stealing $5,686 from the union. On September 4, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Don C. Padgett, former secretary treasurer of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1304 (located in Greenville, Ill.), was sentenced to 21 months in prison for one count of mail fraud relating to an embezzlement of $185,042. The plea and sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office. The sentencing follows an investigation conducted by the OLMS Buffalo District Office. On March 24, 2009, in the District Court of Brockton, Massachusetts, Susan Elliott, former Secretary-Treasurer of Laborers Local 1162 (located in Brockton, Mass. [CDATA[/* >