News of a 170-page federal indictment handed down over the weekend could’ve come straight out of The Sopranos. According to The Jersey Journal:
The business manager of a Jersey City labor local is among
more than 80 people charged by federal and New York
officials this week in a massive sweep they say also netted
key leaders of the Gambino crime family.
The indictment details how the union official helped "Fat Joe" Agate get fraudulent union credentials and access to a union job site. The indictment was part of a mob crackdown that reached as far away as Italy.
What a slap in the face to workers in New Jersey forced to pay union dues that they have to pay the salaries of union officials charged with such crimes.