NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Office of Inspector General
Special Compartmentalized Intelligence Summary
Closed Investigations – Calendar Year 2025
Compiled from FOIA Release 2026-NLFO-00248
Date of Compilation: February 2026
WARNING: This document contains sensitive internal investigative outcomes involving federal employees, criminal referrals, and ethics violations. Unauthorized disclosure is punishable under 18 U.S.C. §§ 793, 794, and Executive Order 13526.
Executive Summary
In CY 2025, the NLRB OIG closed three investigations (OIG-I-558, OIG-I-570, OIG-I-580). These cases reveal ongoing vulnerabilities in:
- Protection of sensitive labor-relations records
- Employee misuse of pandemic-era federal relief programs
- Unauthorized outside activities by agency attorneys
One case resulted in a criminal conviction and sentencing in 2025. Another involved proactive fraud detection across multiple employees. A third confirmed ethics violations leading to formal administrative discipline.
Case Summaries (Unredacted Where Available)
OIG-I-558
Opened: 27 January 2021
Closed: 15 July 2025
Subject: Anett Rodrigues, Field Examiner, Region 22 (Newark, NJ)
Allegation: Bribery / Sale of Unredacted Charge Sheets & Petitions
Outcome: Substantiated. Referred to U.S. Attorney’s Office (SDNY). Indicted on Honest Services Fraud Conspiracy, Honest Services Wire Fraud, Bribery, and Conversion of Government Property.
Guilty plea (29 Aug 2024) to Conversion (18 U.S.C. §§ 641 & 2). Resigned from NLRB.
Sentenced 27 May 2025: 2 years probation (3 months home confinement), $4,000 fine, $100 assessment, $40,000 forfeiture.
OIG-I-570
Opened: 16 February 2023
Closed: 12 March 2025
Allegation: Forged Documents / Pandemic Relief Fraud (proactive SSN cross-check)
Outcome: Substantiated for three NLRB employees (theft via false applications). Reports issued to management for administrative action (see related cases OIG-I-575, -576, -578). One case unsubstantiated (OIG-I-577).
Identity-theft notifications sent to affected employees.
OIG-I-580
Opened: 10 April 2024
Closed: 11 March 2025
Subject: [REDACTED under FOIA Exemptions 6 & 7(C)], Field Attorney
Allegation: Ethics / Unauthorized Representation (18 U.S.C. § 205(a)(2)) + Failure to Obtain Outside Employment Approval
Outcome: Substantiated. Letter of Counseling issued by Division of Operations-Management. Subject grieved via Step 2; grievance denied 8 January 2025. No further appeal filed.
Closed Investigations Table (CY 2025)
| Case Number | Date Opened | Allegation | Date Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIG-I-558 | 27 Jan 2021 | Bribery | 15 Jul 2025 |
| OIG-I-570 | 16 Feb 2023 | Forged Document | 12 Mar 2025 |
| OIG-I-580 | 10 Apr 2024 | Ethics | 11 Mar 2025 |
Assessment
These closures reflect persistent insider-threat risks at the NLRB, including:
- Compromise of confidential case files for personal gain
- Exploitation of emergency federal programs by agency personnel
- Circumvention of ethics rules by attorneys representing external interests
No further OIG action is recommended on these matters. However, systemic weaknesses in record safeguarding and outside-activity oversight remain.
END OF REPORT
CLASSIFIED // ABOVE TOP SECRET // NOFORN
Declassify on: 2036 (or upon written order of the Inspector General)
This summary is derived directly from the publicly released FOIA documents but reformatted.
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