Prosecutors: Former official in Los Angeles created fake victims to divert funds.

A former National Labor Relations Board compliance official pleaded guilty Monday in Washington to charges he used his position to steal more than $400,000 in back pay that was meant for victimized employees.

Hector Martinez, who once served as a compliance officer in the agency's Los Angeles office, was charged in June with creating fake victims in cases where employers were found to have violated federal labor rules and ordered to make back pay awards.