FIREFIGHTERS (IBFO)
New York Bosses Plead Guilty
Two bosses of the Int'l Bhd. of Fireman & Oilers Local 266 in Buffalo
pled guilty Feb. 4 to misusing over $35,000 in union funds for personal
benefit. Local officer Linda Rafan pled guilty to embezzlement of union
funds and faces 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Local ousted-president
John Jacchino pled guilty to falsifying union records and faces a year
in prison and a $100,000 fine. Rafan used union checks and credit cards
for personal use. Jacchino withdrew cash from a union account claiming
it was for members in financial difficulty, but the funds were used by
Rafan and him for undisclosed personal expenses. [Buffalo News 2/5/99]
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