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Former Hawkeye Labor Council head pleads not guilty to fraud charges
Mar. 31, 2010 6:18 pm
Former Hawkeye Labor Council executive director who was fired two years ago pleaded not guilty today in U.S. District Court to fraud charges for misappropriating more than $30,000.
Alan Bernard, 56, formerly of Cedar Rapids, is charged with one count of access device fraud and 36 counts of use of forged securities, according to the indictment. He was released on a $25,000 bond.
Bernard is accused of forging more than $24,800 in checks on the council's account and more than $6,500 on an individual's credit account.
If convicted, Bernard faces up to 375 years in prison and a $9 million fine.
A trial date is set for June 1.
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