LONGSHOREMEN (ILA)
Three New Jersey Bosses Arrested for Kickbacks and More
Three bosses of Int'l Longshoremen's Ass'n Local 1588 in Bayonne, N.J.,
were arrested Jun. 10 for embezzlement and conspiracy. They allegedly took
$24,000 in contractor kickbacks and used union credit cards for $7,600
in personal purchases. Local 1588 boss John Angelone allegedly used bought
such personal items as a $1,087 dinner at N.Y.'s Bouley restaurant, $1,186
for a three-day N.Y. hotel stay and $135 for Broadway tickets. He reportedly
spent $5,826 for a "tea party" in Jersey City. He also allegedly cashed
$2,400 in ILA paychecks issued to "T.R." and on the same day "T.R." was
put on the ILA payroll. Eugene G'Sell and Denise Bohn were also charged.
The three were released on $100,000 bonds. Prosecutors didn't describe
the "tea party" or identify "T.R.," but said the expenses cited are a fraction
of what the three are believed to have taken. [A.P. 6/10/99]
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