LABORERS (LIUNA)
Illinois Boss Admits $470,000 Theft, Racketeering
Frank B. Zeuberis, ex-boss of Laborers'
Int'l Union of N. Am. Local 5 in Chicago Hts., Ill., pled guilty June 18
to a federal racketeering charge and admitted that he embezzled $470,106
in union funds. The ex-president and business manager admitted that he
gave himself, his wife and James A. DiForti unauthorized
and fraudulent salary increases, bonuses, and paid vacations. DiForti was
a reputed mob lieutenant who Zeuberis appointed as Local 5's secretary-treasurer.
Zeuberis also admitted that he solicited $5,000 to appoint a union member
as a business agent. The wife was not charged, and DiForti died in June
2000. Zeuberis faces up to 42 months in prison when he is sentenced Oct.
18. Zeuberis was indicted on 28 counts in Nov. 2000. [Chi. Trib. 6/19/01,
BNA 6/21/01]
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