New York City-area construction unions are well-known for being on the take. A recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice won’t likely alter that reputation. On October 1, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest and indictment of 11 officials of the New York State Building and […]
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NYC Police Union President, Treasurer Charged in $500K+ Benefit Scam
Police unions have been receiving much criticism these past couple months, and two trustees of a New York City police union benefit plan haven’t helped matters. Three days ago, July 13, Kenneth Wynder Jr., president of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (LEEBA), was charged in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New […]
NYC Carpenters Officials Charged in Union Admissions Bribery Scheme
If you wanted to get into the union, Salvatore Tagliaferro or John DeFalco could help you for a price. It appears now that the two will pay more than they collected. On June 27, Tagliaferro and DeFalco, respectively, president of Local 926 (Brooklyn) and vice president of Local 157 (Manhattan) of the United Brotherhood of […]
New York City Snow Removal Response Investigated as SEIU-Teamster Slowdown, Payback
New York City residents finally are digging out of a devastating post-Christmas blizzard, aided by unexpectedly warmer weather. But a growing number are sounding as if they want to use their shovels against union snowplow workers and their supervisors. Various news outlets have reported that leaders of the Service Employees-affiliated Sanitation Officers Association ordered their […]
Independent Counsel Report Concludes NYC Transit Local Was Corrupt
Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union long had been a fiefdom of New York’s Genovese crime family. At least three top officers had to resign over various federal criminal allegations. Now a new report is providing even more powerful evidence of a close working relationship between the Mob and the union. On September 6, […]
Genovese Boss Sentenced for NYC Transit Local Racketeering
At 86, Matthew “Matty the Horse” Ianniello, reputed acting boss of the Genovese crime family of New York, has managed to outlive virtually all of his contemporaries. But the ailing mobster might not outlive a stretch in federal prison, even a brief one. On Monday, April 16, Ianniello was sentenced in U.S. District Court to […]
Genovese Boss, 19 Others Arrested for Various Crimes
Age is no obstacle when it comes to running a business, especially when it’s a Genovese crime family business. Apparently it’s no obstacle to getting arrested either. Matty “the Horse” Ianniello, a longtime Genovese capo, knows the lesson as well as anyone. On Thursday, July 28, federal agents and local police arrested Ianniello and 19 […]