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An internal probe and preliminary criminal investigation, regarding alleged misappropriation of funds, has resulted in a lifetime ban against Tyrone Freeman, now the former head of United Long-Term Care Workers Union. Freeman, who had ostensibly served the interests of approximately 190,000 union members, who each earn an average wage of about $9 per hour, has also been ordered to repay more than $1 million of allegedly misdirected funds.

Some of the indicated misappropriations involved Freeman's directing of questionable payments to the businesses of both his spouse and her mother, among others. Additionally, some of the transactions which are being investigated involve payments which Freeman had allegedly directed to himself.

The Los Angeles Times, which originally broke this story in August, outlines the results of an internal probe which has been conducted by Service Employees International Union (SEIU). LA Times reports: "The SEIU's inquiry included hearings conducted by former California Supreme Court Justice Joseph Grodin. His report to (SEIU President, Andy Stern) stated that Freeman had engaged in a pattern of financial malpractice and self-dealing."

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