Leader Of Brooklyn Chapter Of The United Brotherhood Of Carpenters Convicted In Union Bribery Scheme
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SALVATORE TAGLIAFERRO, the president of Local 926 chapter of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (the “Union”), was found guilty today in Manhattan federal court of honest services wire fraud, conversion of union assets, and conspiracy, in connection with his involvement in a scheme to solicit cash bribes from hundreds of prospective members in exchange for union membership. The jury convicted TAGLIAFERRO today following a one-week trial before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty. TAGLIAFERRO is scheduled to appear for sentencing before Judge Crotty on July 27, 2021.
U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “As a unanimous jury has now found, Salvatore Tagliaferro is guilty of old-fashioned corruption – betraying his duty to the union and the trust of its hard-working members by taking cash bribes to line his own pockets.”
As reflected in the Indictment, public filings, and the evidence presented at trial:
From at least in or about 2017 up through and including in or about June 2019, TAGLIAFERRO, as the President of the Local 926 chapter of the Union in Brooklyn, abused his position as an officer and employee of the Union by soliciting and accepting cash bribes from prospective Union members in exchange for securing the bribe payors’ admission to the Local 926. Working with other co-conspirators, including John DeFalco, the former Vice President of the Local 157 chapter of the Union in Manhattan, TAGLIAFERRO identified prospective members and solicited cash payments in amounts ranging from $600 to $2,000. Once prospective members had paid bribes, TAGLIAFERRO then used his authority to ensure they were admitted into the Local 926 and received Union membership cards. Over the course of the scheme, the Local 926 ballooned by over 800 new members, but for two years more than half of the new members never worked a single Union job. TAGLIAFERRO and DeFalco split the cash bribes obtained from the bribe payors’ during clandestine early morning meetings outside a construction site in lower Manhattan, and each received at least $70,000 as a result of the scheme.
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TAGLIAFERRO was found guilty of one count of conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison; one count of conversion of union assets, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison; and one count of honest services wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Ms. Strauss praised the investigative work of the Department of Labor, Office of the Inspector General, the Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards, and the New York City Department of Investigation.
This case is being handled by the Office’s Public Corruption Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas McKay and Jarrod Schaeffer and are in charge of the prosecution.
HEY SAL.. I WONDER IF DIRTY DOUG WILL VISIT YOU ON TOUCH DAYS OR FOR CONJUGAL VISITS.
19 comments:
well well what Joe Biden didn't rescue him. uhhh dough its still on big boy. sprolles were you tracking him to
Why is ray bregarus the president of a local in Puerto Rico?
Because he’s on the inside looking to steal does that mean Mike Pierce is involved from local 253 and Hip Hop’s bodyguard Pedro Navarro (so outspoken for Puerto Rico relief yet last one to volunteer) what a guy “ VIVA LA RACA
What a legitimate guy who wouldn’t sign the consent decree in NYC. Apparently the Feds are ok with that interesting is it not?
Hard for feds to track all the corrution. Where better to send him then there. Hey feds investigate sprolles and his partner ray bulgarius Sal will look like a Boy Scout When you investaget the real corruption keeping retirees health benifits Free cars to council employees who do nothing of representation to the members all the dinners and hotel rooms on the members dime a fiorsenic audit by the fbi will shed a lot of light into the corruption !!!!?
Why is billy ( arse face ) sprolles est Because Doug surrounds himself with morons who will not think on their own
Because he’s there to manage the skim from those poor bastards just he like does to us in Philly.
Without an ounce of actual evidence the feds used Defalco testimony and offered him a non prosecution agreement. 11 women and one guy on the jury doesn't seem fair either. when you have convicted drug dealers n liars as your only evidence it's a sad day in American legal history to be manipulated and played like a whistle folks. They aren't going to tell us the entire truth and your going to assume what happened is true because the media portrays it that way.
Wonder if that account ballantyne wouldn’t sign over was linked to this?????
Feds still not doing enough
Want to have an uncomfortable conversation? Ask Ballantyne how well he knows DeFalco...
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It’s true he always name dropped in him I know that and I know dozen people who always heard cigars saying “ I had steak with him”
Mike 10 cent Pierce plays the game well just ask Dave Laggas and Justin Ballantyne.
Uncomfortable conversation why not ask John Why he watch his business agents run a muck on the members playing GOD with the out of work list
Why did Andrew Hamilton not have criminal charges instead of slap on the wrist termination?
Who is Defalco and what is relationship with the Carpenters Union and Ballantine?
Why for working on non union sites doing roofing contrs work they took him back and made him a Shop Steward on a job probally still there
Not only that but while doing his side jobs on council time with council car.
Labor liaison for EDA good spot for him he can take roofing material for 5 finger discount!
Don’t forget Lopez did side work with him during that time and now he has a lawsuit how some forget
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