National Legal and Policy Center -- Organized Labor Accountability Project
 
UNION CORRUPTION UPDATE
 
May 12, 2003 -- Vol. 6, Issue 10

For Influential Leaders & Important Decision Makers:
Information on America's most corrupt & aggressive unions


OPERATING ENGINEERS (IUOE)
Another Guilty Plea in NYC MTA Fraud Case
On April 11, Morris Diminno, a former representative of the Intl. Union of Operating Engineers Local 14, pled guilty to conspiracy to receive, possess and dispose of money obtained by fraud and transported across state lines, unlawful labor payment, engaging in an unlawful monetary transaction, and obstruction of justice.  He agreed to forfeit $800,000 to the United States Government within 90 days from various assets. He had been indicted on April 16, 2002 on charges relating to the taking of payoffs to help developers at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's renovation site bill the MTA for no-show workers at inflated rates.  The charges had been brought following a joint investigation by the New York branch of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor-Mgmt. Standards (OLMS) and the FBI. [OLMS, 4/30/03]

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