More Mob Influence on Union
Posted on July 30, 2008 at 11:44 pm by WTH
In yet another tale of mob influence in modern day unions, Federal prosecutors in New York City have taken control of the heavy-equipment operators local #14 because so many of its officers and operatives have been brought up or convicted on charges of mob influence.
The agreement resolves civil racketeering claims brought from past mob corruption cases, including an indictment that sent reputed acting Colombo family boss Joel Cacace to prison for 20 years.
“This consent decree will help protect the Local 14 membership from the pervasive influence of organized crime that has long plagued the union,” U.S. Attorney Benton Campbell said.
The mob had infiltrated local 14 and created numerous no-show jobs while union officials took kickbacks and bribes to facilitate the practice. Prosecutions netted quite a few union thugs in the process.
The civil racketeering claims followed two prosecutions targeting the Colombo and Genovese crime families, netting 26 convictions on labor racketeering charges of the local’s members and representatives.
Unfortunately, there is nothing at all uncommon about this sort of thing in unions. Just another tale of union status quo here.
