GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (AFSCME)
New York Explodes with Dist. Council 37 Scandal News
Numerous union corruption scandals surrounding Am. Fed. of State, County
& Municipal Employees Dist. Council 37 broke in the last two weeks.
Here are some highlights:
McEntee has Ethics Questions of His Own
Via a letter-to-the-editor in the Dec. 4 Wall Street Journal
and a Dec. 1 Newsday article, NLPC Chairman Ken Boehm blasted McEntee
his hypocrisy in the DC 37 matter. Just last year McEntee was linked to
the money-laundering scam that brought down ex-Teamsters boss Ron Carey.
On Nov. 17, 1997, Carey was disqualified from running for reelection based
the findings of court-appointed monitor that over $538,000 was illegally
funneled into Carey's 1996 campaign. Those same court documents implicated
McEntee. The scheme began with Carey-campaign aides obtaining a $50,000
pledge from AFSCME organizing director Paul Booth. Union election rules
prohibit officials of unions other than the Teamsters from contributing
or soliciting funds for Teamsters candidates. Booth came through with $27,100.
The court documents state that $20,000 of it was raised, in cash, from
McEntee. Reportedly, McEntee solicited the cash from a union vendor. The
documents term the scheme a "clear contravention of the Election Rules."
(Chart of Scheme)
In addition to the unions and organizations covered in this Union Corruption Update,readers can look forward to news and information on other corrupt and abusive unions in future editions.
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