Former treasurer of Detroit fire union gets prison for embezzling $200K in union funds
DETOIT – A former treasurer of the Detroit Firefighters Union was sentenced to one year in federal prison for embezzling more than $200,000 in union funds, U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced Tuesday. Day also used DFFA credit cards as her own personal credit cards while she was treasurer and after she retired. Her purchases on DFFA credit cards included flights, hotel rooms, cruises, car insurance premiums, satellite and cable TV service, national and state parks fees, and furniture. In one instance, Day used a DFFA union credit card to charge $9,553 for a cruise with Royal Caribbean cruise lines in 2017. Day also used a union credit card to pay for another Royal Caribbean cruise costing $8,975 on the Liberty of the Seas in 2019.
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