DC37’s Local 2507 executive board suspended its president, Kevin Lightsey, vice-president, Kirk Delnick, and secretary-treasurer, Rudy Boyd, Jan. 6 amid allegations of financial corruption. The board gave no official explanation, but Richard McAllan, a board member, said, “There’s a pattern of deception that was going on, particularly relating to auto reimbursements.” Another source leaked that Lightsey and Delnick were suspended for double dipping. Allegedly, Local 2507 had leased Buick LeSabres for each boss while they also received a $7,200 annual vehicle allowance from DC37. The source also said that Boyd was suspended for mismanaging finances and obstructing investigations. There were also allegations that Lightsey and ex-secretary-treasurer Alfred Loving wrongfully obtained a union credit card and charged questionable items. Loving is awaiting trial for allegedly forging a union check for a car down payment. [N.Y. Times & Newsday 1/7/99]
Financial Chaos Envelops DC37
DC37 faces $4.5 million in unexpected expenses in 1999 causing a need to drastically slash spending. One source of the trouble is a $1.5 million internal audit. The figures reportedly raised questions about DC37’s disappearing assets which have fallen from $22 million in 1995 to only $3.4 and $2.5 million in 1997-98, respectively. [N.Y. Post 1/15/99]