Pueblo firefighters union official pleads guilty to embezzling over $130,000 of union funds

Pueblo firefighters union official pleads guilty to embezzling over $130,000 of union funds

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A former leader of the Pueblo firefighters union has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $131,000 in union funds, according to IAFF Local 3. In a statement released Thursday, the union said that its former secretary-treasurer, Doug Martin, had admitted to misusing approximately $131,000 collected from members’ dues. Union leaders emphasized that the embezzlement in no way involved taxpayer dollars. "This betrayal of tru…