All those years of being honest didn’t pay well enough for Dennis Robertson. His year and a half of being dishonest, however, will cost him a lot more than it was worth. On June 25, Robertson, former business manager for Laborers International Union of North America Local 668, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for […]
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Mob-Connected Chicago Union Boss Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
John Matassa Jr.’s biggest mistake was trying to qualify for an early retirement. He now is qualified for prison. On February 26, Matassa, former secretary-treasurer of Independent Union of Amalgamated Workers Local 711, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to one count of embezzling $738 in union funds, far […]
Former Secretary-Treasurer of Laborers Local in Massachusetts Charged with Theft; Ordered to Stand Trial
Local prosecutors in Brockton, Massachusetts are saying “later” to restitution money – at least until they hear another word: “guilty.” Susan Elliott, former secretary-treasurer of Local 1162 of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) in Brockton, Massachusetts, had been charged on March 24 with theft of $24,795 in union funds. She entered a […]