Disturbingly, while Shannon agreed not to serve as a union bosses for seven years but he can remain a Local 1 member as part of the plea deal. Shannon was indicted Feb. 7 with twenty-five other Local 1 bosses and members for ripping off millions through no-show schemes from nineteen construction sites around N.Y.C. Even more troubling, Shannon, a close associate of Local 1 president John Green, did NOT agree to cooperate in the probe. "Shannon made a personal decision to put this behind him," said Shannon's attorney, Frank Murray. "There was no agreement to cooperate. It was just a straight plea." [N.Y. Post 5/31/02]
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