GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (AFSCME)
New York Boss Pleads Guilty to Vote Scam
A fourth union boss of the Am. Fed. of State,
County & Employees's Dist. Council 37 pled guilty to criminal
charges May 19. Nine others have been indicted. John McCabe, an ex-$100,000-a-year
boss of the white-collar division of DC37, admitted to ballot stuffing
the union's 1995 contract vote with N.Y. City. He changed "no" votes to
"yes" votes. He faces four years in prison. [Daily News 5/20/99]
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