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Politically Connected N.Y. Union Boss Is Accused of ‘Shocking’ Corruption
Federal prosecutors say James W. Cahill and 10 others accepted more than $100,000 in bribes in return for using their influence to help employers who had hired nonunion labor.
By Benjamin Weiser and
One of the most powerful and politically connected union leaders in New York State has been indicted on racketeering and fraud charges, the authorities said on Thursday.
Ten other current and former members of the steamfitters Local 638 where the union leader, James W. Cahill, started his career, were also charged, a federal indictment shows.
Mr. Cahill is the president of the New York State Building & Construction Trades Council, which represents 200,000 construction workers, and he is a major player in state politics. He has helped negotiate labor deals for giant public works projects like the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge and has
served on advisory panels for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a third-term Democrat.
served on advisory panels for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a third-term Democrat.
Prosecutors charged that Mr. Cahill and his co-defendants agreed to accept more than $100,000 in bribes starting in October 2018 in return for using their influence to help employers who had hired nonunion labor.
The bribes were in the form of cash, “loans” that were never repaid, free meals and drinks, free labor on personal property and even home appliances like garbage disposals and ice machines, according to the indictment in Federal District Court in Manhattan.
“The defendants exploited their labor organization positions to line their
own pockets,” said Ilan Graff, a senior prosecutor in the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan. “They did so at the expense of the unions and their members.”
own pockets,” said Ilan Graff, a senior prosecutor in the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan. “They did so at the expense of the unions and their members.”
Timothy D. Sini, the Suffolk County district attorney, whose office investigated the case with the federal prosecutors, said the investigation “uncovered a shocking level of greed and corruption” and is “very much ongoing.”
Sanford Talkin, a lawyer for Mr. Cahill, said his client denies the allegations. Mr. Cahill pleaded not guilty on Thursday in Manhattan.
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