Miami-Dade former union president arrested on grand theft charges

The Miami Herald reports:

The former president of one of Miami-Dade’s largest municipal employee union has been arrested on allegations he overbilled the organization’s bank accounts for work trips across Florida.

Robert George Glover, Jr., had been the president of the American Federal, State, County, Municipal Employees Local 199, as well as a member of an AFSCME state board.

Glover surrendered Wednesday and has since posted bail.

According to prosecutors and Miami-Dade police, Glover double dipped by obtaining reimbursements for expenses for six trips from banks accounts from both entities between March 2008 and December 2009. The money comes from union dues paid by members.

In one case, Glover submitted an expense report to the local 199 chapter for a union meeting in Orlando in March 2008. He was paid $405.82.

Imagine that.