PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Disgraced NHL Boss' Restitution to go to Defrauded Players
Announced Jul. 16, the $1 million (Canadian) in restitution paid by
the founder of the National Hockey League Players' Association, R. Alan
Eagleson, will be divided among 1,400 players harmed by his embezzlement
schemes. On Jan. 6, the NHL union boss pled guilty in U.S. District Court
in Boston to 3 counts of fraud and theft thereby avoiding prosecution on
32 counts which included stealing from players' pension funds and insurance
premiums, as well as cheating players out of disability money. The next
day, he pled guilty in a Canadian court to 3 counts of fraud for skimming
advertising money for tournaments and other hockey entities. On top of
the restitution, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Canada, but
was released Jul. 6 after serving only 6 months. [Boston Globe 01/06/98
& Toronto Star 07/17/98]
In addition to the unions and organizations covered in this Union Corruption Update, readers can look forward to news and information on the Laborers' International Union of North America, International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, United Farmer Workers, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and other corrupt and abusive unions in future editions.
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Complete Edition Union Corruption Update (July 27, 1998 -- Vol. 1 Issue 4)
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