Some 4,000 govt and health workers took advantage of electronic breakdowns after Sept. 11 to loot ATMs operated by the credit union used by members of District Council 37 of the Amer. Fed. of State, Cnty. & Municipal Employees Union (AFSCME), acc. to an indictment announced on Aug. 6 by NYC Dist. Attny. Robert Morgenthau.
The indictments come as AFSCME officials struggle to restore DC 37’s reputation after dozens of union officials “convert[ed] DC37’s assets into their own personal ATM,” acc. to dissident member and now Secy.-Treasurer Mark Rosenthal. A string of rigged votes on contracts and officers, and nearly $6 million in kickbacks and financial thefts, led to the conviction of more than 30 union officials in the late 90s. According to Morgenthau, 62 people were arrested on the 6th, while 39 were still being sought. Those defendants stole more than $7,500 each from the Municipal Credit Union (MCU), … Read More ➡