Former Union Boss Indicted

by ~ The Rebel ~ Posted 2012/09/19 19:58:38

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A former labor union local president has been accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks from union health providers, the New York Times reports:

Hector Lopez, the former president of Local 8a-28a, which represents metal polishers, sign painters and other tradespeople, set up an elaborate money-laundering operation involving several companies that funneled secret payments to him, according to a 29-page indictment that was unsealed in Federal District Court in Brooklyn.

wolf sloan 2012/09/20 13:08:32

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We're surprised by this because...?

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Amasaman 2012/09/19 21:42:26

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The corruption doesn't surprise me.

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Max 2012/09/19 21:01:55

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Great news and look at that, a fat, money-hungry, illegal-alien-looking Hispanic.

I don't suppose there are millions of these type of guys all over the US.

I wonder if this guy ever spent any time in Chicago learning the trade.

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