JOSEPH AIUPPA,
ARTHUR J. BERNE,
LOUIS CASCIANO,
JAMES B. CASTALDO,
JAMES F. GALLO,
JOHN' GIARDIELLO,
MICHAEL LABARBARA, JR.,
GENNARO LANGELLLA,
ANTHONY D. LIBERATORE ,
LOUIS ANTHONY MANNA, also known as
"Bobby Manna,"
JAMES MESSERA,
ROCCO J. NAPOLI,
CARMINE PERSICO,
ALFRED PILOTTO,
JOSEPH P. ROSATO,
JOSEPH A. TODARO, SR.,
JOSEPH A. TODARO, JR.,
SALVATORE TRICARIO,
MATTHEW MICHAEL TRUPIANO, JR.,
PETER VARIO, also known as "Jocko,"
PETER A. VARIO, also known as "Butch"
THE GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD OF
UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO,
ARTHUR ARMAND COIA,
General President,
ROLLIN P. "BUD" VINALL,
General Secretary-Treasurer,
MASON M. "MAX" WARREN,
First Vice-President,
JOHN SERPICO,
Second Vice-President,
VERE O. HAYNES,
Third Vice-President,
SAMUEL J. CAIVANO,
Fourth Vice-President,
ENRICO MANCINELLI,
Fifth Vice-President,
CHUCK BARNES,
Sixth Vice-President,
JACK WILKINSON,
Seventh Vice-President,
GEORGE R. GUDGER
Eighth Vice-President,
MICHAEL QUEVEDO, JR.
Ninth Vice-President,
ARMAND E. SABITONI
Tenth Vice-President,
ROBERT J. CONNERTON,
General Counsel
Conspiracy to Acquire and Maintain Control of LIUNA..... 96
Paragraph .....20
The Enterprise and Manner and Means..... 97
Conducting the Affairs of the Enterprise Through a Pattern of
Racketeering Activity........... 97
Paragraph .....23
Conspiracy to Conduct the Affairs of the Enterprise Through a
Pattern of Racketeering Activity .....98
Paragraph .....25
The Enterprise and Manner and Means..... 99
Paragraph .....26-27
XII. THE PATTERN OF RACKETEERING ACTIVITY .......... 99
A. Racketeering Act Related to the Extortion of the LIUNA Membership,
Racketeering Act No. 1 .....100
Paragraph .....28
B. Racketeering Acts Related to Corruption of the Chicago Laborers'
District Council, the Southeast Florida Laborers' District Council,
the Massachusetts Laborers District Council and the Rhode Island
Laborers' District Council,
Racketeering Acts Nos. 2 through 10 .....102
Paragraph .....29-38
C. Racketeering Act Related to the Control of LIUNA Local Unions
in St. Louis, Missouri,
Racketeering Act No. 11 .....112
Paragraph .....39
D. Racketeering Acts Related to Colombo Family Control of the
Cement and Concrete workers District Councils New York City
Racketeering Acts Nos. 12 through 19 .....114
Paragraph .....40-42
E. Racketeering Acts Involving the LCN Commission's Use of
the LIUNA Cement and Concrete Workers District Council to Corruptly
Extort and Control Cement Work in New York City,
Racketeering Acts Nos. 20 Through 37..... 118
Paragraph .....43-45
F. Racketeering Acts Related to Corruption of LIUNA Local Union
21 by the Genovese Family in Northern New Jersey,
Racketeering Acts Nos. 38 through 60 .....123
Paragraph..... 46-49
G. Racketeering Acts Related to De Cavalcante LCN Family Control
of LIUNA Local Unions in Northern New Jersey,
Racketeering Acts Nos. 54 through 63 .....126
Paragraph..... 50-53
H. Racketeering Acts Related to Luchese Family Control of LIUNA
Local Union No.66, Long Island, New York
Racketeering Acts Nos. 64 through 91..... 130
Paragraph .....54-63
I. Racketeering-Acts Related to the Corruption and Control of
LIUNA Local 210, by the Buffalo LCN Family,
Racketeering Acts Nos. 92 through 97B .....136
Paragraph .....64-67
K. Racketeering Acts Related to Control of LIUNA Locals 310 and
860, Cleveland, Ohio,
Racketeering Acts Nos. 104 through 109 .....146
Paragraph .....73-76
L. Racketeering Act Relating to Control of Training Funds
of Upstate New York LIUNA Locals
Racketeering Acts No. 110A-11OL .....150
Paragraph .....77-79
XIII. SUMMARY OF THE RACKETEERING ACTS CHARGED AGAINST EACH DEFENDANT
.....166
Paragraph .....80
XIV. THE FAILURE OF LIUNA OFFICIALS TO SATISFY THEIR ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS ..... 168
Ethical Obligations of LIUNA Officials .....168
Paragraph .....81
Ethical Obligations Imposed by Liuna Constitutions .....169
Paragraph..... 81 a.
Ethical Standards of the American Federation of Labor-Congress
of Industrial Organizations .....171
Paragraph .....81 b.
Ethical Obligations Imposed by Law., .....171
Paragraph .....81c.
The Mother Jones Article , .....180
Paragraph .....82 c.
Specific Instances of Failure to take Adequate Action to Eliminate
Corruption .....182
Paragraph .....83
XV. THE AURA OF CRIMINALITY EXISTING WITHIN LIUNA .....187
Other Convictions of LIUNA Officials .....187
Paragraph .....84
a. New York-New Jersey .....187
b. Illinois-Indiana .....192
c. Missouri-Arkansas .....195
d. Connecticut .....197
e. Florida .....197
f. Ohio .....198
g. Nevada/California .....199
h. Louisiana .....200
XVI. CURRENT STATUS OF LIUNA ........202
Paragraph .....85-88
XVII. DEMAND FOR RELIEF .....204
The United States of America, plaintiff herein, by and through, James B. Burns, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, for its complaint herein, alleges as follows:
1. This action is brought against the Laborers' International Union of North America, AFL-CIO (hereafter alternatively, "LIUNA," or "the union,") and others to rid the union of domination and influence by members and associates of organized crime. LIUNA has been infiltrated at all levels by corrupt individuals and organized crime figures who have exploited their control and influence over the union for personal gain and to the detriment of the union.
2. LIUNA union officers and employees at all levels, including the general presidency, have been chosen, subject to the approval of, and have been controlled by, various members and associates of organized crime. Four consecutive General Presidents of LIUNA, Joseph V. Moreschi (1926-1968), Peter Fosco (1968-1975), Angelo Fosco (1975-1993) and ARTHUR ARMAND COIA (1993-present), have associated with, and been controlled and influenced by, organized crime figures. Consequently, the rights of the members of the union to control the affairs of the union have been systematically abused. Those union members who opposed this corrupt state of affairs, either at the local, district council, regional or
international levels, have been intimidated into silence by violence, threats or violence, economic coercion, and by the known ties of corrupt local, district , regional, and international officials of the union with organized crime.
3. The United States brings this suit for injunctive relief pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute (hereafter "RICO"), Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1961 through 1968, to put an end to this systemic, long-standing, and ongoing corruption of the union and to restore control of its affairs to the members of the union.
4. Jurisdiction in this action is predicated upon Title 18, United Stares Code, Section 1964(b) and Title 28, United States Code, Sections 1331, 1345, and 2201.
5. Venue for this action is predicated upon Title 18, United States Code, Section 1965 and Title 28, United States Code, Section 1391(b)).
6. The United States invokes the expanded service of process provisions of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1965(b).
7. Introduction:
La Cosa Nostra (hereafter referred to alternatively as the LCN," the mafia," or "the mob"), which name is based on a phrase which translates into English from the Italian language as "this thing of ours" or our thing," is a nationwide criminal organization which operates in various cities throughout the United States. The LCN is composed of groups of men of Italian descent who are organized into units which are referred to as a "family", or, in the Italian language, "il borgata." A person becomes a member of an LCN family through a ceremony which is conducted in a manner designed to keep it, and the existence of the family, secret from persons who are not members of the LCN. Each family of La Cosa Nostra is headed by a "boss" who is assisted by an "underboss" and a "consigliere", or counselor. The family conducts its criminal activities through entities known as "crews " headed and supervised by a person referred to variously as a" street boss," a "crew boss", a "caporegima", a "capodecima, a " capo " or some other such name. (Such persons are hereafter referred to collectively as soldiers " or individually as a "capo"). Each crew consists of formally inducted members of the family who are commonly referred to as "soldiers" or "made members " and persons who are not members, but who knowingly participate and cooperate in the activities of the family, who are referred to as "associates." Persons who have been formally inducted into
membership in an LCN family are often referred to as having been "made", "straightened out, " or as being a " made member. "
8. Judicial Authority for the Existence of the LCN: The existence
of the LCN has been proved in a number of cases including, among
others: United States v. Salerno, et. al., No.SSS85 Cr.
139 (RO), in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York, affirmed in 868 F. 2d 524, 534-:38
(2d Cir.), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 811 (1989) (hereafter
"Salerno I" or " the Commission cases"); United
States v. Salerno. et al., No. 86 Cr. 245 in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York (hereafter
Salerno II" or the "Genovese family case " ); United
States v. Infelise. et. al. , No. 90 Cr. 87 , in the United
States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, (appeal
pending); United States v. Angiulo,. et al., No.Cr. 83-235 ,
in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts,
affirmed in United States v. Angiulo, 897 F.2d 1169 (1st
Cir.) , cert. denied, 498 U.S. 845 (1990); United States
v. Scarfo. et al., No. 88-00003-1-19 , in the United States
District Court: for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, affirmed
in United States w. Pungitore, 9l0 F. 2d 1084, 1143-l149
(3d Cir. 1990) , cert. denied, 500 U.S.915 (1991).
Commission since its creation. At various times bosses, or representatives, from the LCN families in Chicago, Illinois, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cleveland, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; and Detroit, Michigan, have been members of the Commission. The Commission serves as the national ruling council of the LCN families. Among other matters, the Commission has regulated, facilitated and controlled relationships and settled disputes between and among the LCN families. The Commission also has approved the admission of new members to the various LCN families and the selection of the bosses of the families. To frustrate enforcement scrutiny, the Commission meets infrequently.
10. LCN Families : Each family of La Cosa Nostra is identified by the name of its boss, the name of a former boss, or by the city in which it is located. The families of the LCN include, among others, the following:
11. The Plaintiff: The United States of America, plaintiff
herein, is a sovereign and body politic.
12. The Union Defendant: The defendant, LIUNA, composed of its regional offices and subordinate district councils and local unions, is a "labor organization," as that term is defined in Title 29, United States Code, Section 402(i), that is, a labor organization, engaged in an industry affecting commerce which exists
for the purpose of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.
13. Individual Defendants: Listed below are those persons,
not currently LIUNA officials, who are named as defendants.
b. ROLLIN P. "Bud" VINALL, the General Secretary-Treasurer, LIUNA Local 1202, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and is the regional manager of the Fort Worth, Texas Regional Office. Vinall was elected to the position of General Secretary-Treasurer in October 1994 by the Board following the death of James J. Norwood who had held the position since February 1993. Vinall was first elected to the Board by the Board in 1976 to replace Angelo Fosco who had been elevated to the position of General President in 1975. In 1993, Rollin P. Vinall received a salary of $128,903.18 as
c. MASON M." Max" WARREN, the First International Vice-President, was originally a member and business manager of LIUNA Local 383, Phoenix, Arizona, Mason M. Warren has been a member of the Board since 1975 when he was elected to the Board by the Board to replace Vernie Reid who was elevated to the position of General Secretary-Treasurer. Mason M. Warren is the regional manager for the California Regional Office of LIUNA in Sacramento, California. In 1993, Mason Warren was paid $232,192.45 in salary and ERISA retirement payments as Vice-President. of LIUNA and regional manager of the Sacramento, California Regional office of LIUNA.
d. JOHN SERPICO is currently the Second International Vice-President of LIUNA and has been an International Vice-President since September 1989, when he was elected to the Board by the Board. He is also the president and business manager of LIUNA Local 8, Chicago, Illinois, and the president of the Central States Joint Board, an amalgamation of LIUNA Local 8 and various local unions of the International Union of Allied Novelty and Production Workers, AFL-CIO. At all times material to this complaint, defendant John Serpico was an associate of the Chicago LCN family. In making his decisions and taking his actions with respect to LIUNA, defendant John Serpico has been influenced by the Chicago LCN family. In 1993, John Serpico received a salary of $110,124.18 as an international official of LIUNA.
f. SAMUEL J. CAIVANO is currently the Fourth International Vice-President of LIUNA. From approximately 1957 to 1976, defendant Caivano was business manager of LIUNA Local 526, Millburn, New Jersey, and from 1967 to 1976, he was a LIUNA International Representative. From 1976 to February 1987, defendant Samuel J. Caivano was the assistant regional manager of the New York - New Jersey Regional Office of LIUNA. In February 1987, following the death of Michael Lorello, Caivano became the regional manager of the New York - New Jersey Regional Office and was elected by the Board to be an International Vice-President of LIUNA in Lorello's place. Defendant Samuel J. Caivano is an associate of the DeCavalcante and Genovese LCN families. Samuel J. Caivano is named as a defendant herein, in both his official and his individual capacities. In 1993, Samuel J. Caivano received $208,210.18 in salary and ERISA retirement payments as International Vice-President and regional manager of the New York-New Jersey Regional Office of LIUNA.
g. ENRICO MANCINELLI, the Fifth International Vice-President is from Toronto,Ontario,Canada, and became an International Vice-President in 1991, after being elected without opposition by the General Convention of LIUNA. Mancinelli also is
h. CHUCK BARNES, the Sixth International Vice-President, is from Seattle, Washington. Barnes was elected to the Board by the Board in 1992 upon the retirement of his predecessor Herb Lobdell. Barnes also is the regional manager of the Seattle Regional Office of LIUNA. In 1993, Chuck Barnes received a salary of $128,903 18 as an international official of LIUNA.
i. JACK WILKINSON, the Seventh International Vice-President, is originally from Kansas City , Missouri and was elected to membership on the Board by the Board following the elevation of James J. Norwood to the position of General Secretary, Treasurer in February, 1993. Wilkinson also is the regional manner of the Washington D C Regional Office of LIUNA. In 1993, Jack Wilkinson received a salary of $124,343.33 as an international official of LIUNA.
j. GEORGE R. GUDGER, the Eighth International Vice-President., was elected to membership on the Board by the Board in late 1993 or early 1994 to replace former International Vice-President Ledger Diamond, who had been an international Vice-President since 1965, who retired. Plaintiff believes that Gudger had never held a position at the international level of LIUNA prior to the time of his appointment to membership on the Board. Gudger has been the president of the LIUNA district council of Georgia and
k. MICHAEL QUEVEDO, JR., the Ninth International Vice-President., was elected to membership on the Board by the Board in June 1994 to replace Louis Bravo who retired. Bravo had been elected to the Board by the Board in 1985 when the number of International Vice-President was increased from eight to ten. Like Bravo, Quevedo is a LIUNA official from Los Angeles, California. During 1993, Michael Quevedo held no position in the international headquarters of LIUNA.
1. ARMAND E. SABITONI, the Tenth International Vice- President, was elected to membership on the Board by the Board in October 1994 to replace Rollin P. "Bud" Vinall who was elevated to the position of General Secretary-Treasurer to replace James J. Norwood who died. Armand Sabitoni is a long-time associate of ARTHUR A.COIA, whom he replaced as regional manager of the New England Regional Office of LIUNA in February l993. In 1993, Armando E. Sabitoni received a salary of $89,284.11 as an international official of LIUNA.
m. ROBERT J. CONNERTON is the General Counsel of LIUNA, appointed by the General President under Article IV., Section 59 of the Constitution. Connerton has been employed by LIUNA since the 1950's and has been the General Counsel since 1964. In 1993, Robert J. Connerton received a salary of $169 ,189.05 as General Counsel of LIUNA.
SALVATORE TRICARIO, PETER VARIO, also known as "Jocko,"
PETER A. VARIO, also known as "Butch", the co-conspirators
named in Paragraph 15 above, and others, including members and
associates of the LCN, whose names are both known and unknown,
did unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally acquire and maintain,
directly and indirectly, an interest in and control of the aforementioned
enterprise which was engaged in, and the activities of which affected,
interstate and foreign commerce, through a pattern of racketeering
activity, as alleged in paragraphs 28 through 79 below, in violation
of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1962(b) and 2.
18. The Enterprise: Paragraph 16 above is incorporated by reference
and realleged as if fully set forth herein.
19. Methods and Means: The defendants named in Paragraph 17
above, have unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally acquired and
maintained, directly and indirectly, an interest in and control
of the aforementioned enterprise through a pattern of racketeering
activity through the manner and means set forth in subparagraphs
a. through e. below, among others:
(1) Selection of the General President:
(b) In the summer of 1974 it became known that Peter Fosco was ill and might soon die. In order to maintain control over the affairs of LIUNA, Anthony Accardo, also known as "Joe Batters," who was at that time either the boss or the consigliere of the Chicago LCN family, ordered that co-conspirator Angelo Fosco, Peter Fosco's son and then the regional manager of the Chicago Regional Office of LIUNA, would become the General President of LIUNA. These orders were followed by Angelo Fosco because Anthony Accardo was a leading figure in the Chicago LCN family.
(c) Peter Fosco died in October 1975. At a meeting of the Board held in Chicago, Illinois for the purpose of selecting the new General President, the name of
(d) In the middle 1980's, co-conspiratorArthur E. Coia began an effort to challenge Angelo Fosco for reelection as General President of LIUNA. Coia undertook this campaign because he lacked respect for Fosco and believed that Fosco's conduct harmed LIUNA and the LCN's control of LIUNA. Shortly before the 1986 General Convention of LIUNA, Arthur E. Coia met with defendant JOSEPH A. TODARO, SR., the boss of the Buffalo LCN family, who advised co-conspirator Arthur E. Coia that he should abandon his effort to challenge Fosco because the Chicago LCN family would not yield its control of the position of the General Presidency of LIUNA. In addition, shortly before the 1986 General Convention of LIUNA, Arthur E. Coia was instructed by unknown LCN figures to stop his effort to challenge Fosco, and he complied. Angelo Fosco was reelected General President of LIUNA without opposition at the 1986 General Convention.
(b) Co-conspirator Gaspar Lupo, the long-time president of the New York Mason Tenders District Council, was controlled by the Genovese LCN family, of which he was a "made" member. On May 31, 1989, Genovese family capo JAMES MESSERA commented to members of his LCN crew that, "Gaspar (Lupo) will do anything I tell him... if I tell him to jump off the roof, he'll jump off the fuckin building. " Gaspar Lupo, often accompanied by his son, Frank Lupo, then the business manager of the Mason Tenders District Council, also regularly visited co-conspirator Anthony " Fat Tony " Salerno, then the boss of the Genovese LCN family, at the Palma Boys Social Club in Manhattan. On June 13, 1989, Gaspar Lupo died of natural causes. On June 19, 1989, defendant JAMES MESSERA told members of his LCN crew that in the past "Fat Tony" (co-conspirator Anthony
(c) In 1973, Ronald M. Fino was elected to the combined positions of business manager and secretary-treasurer of LIUNA Local 210, Buffalo, New York . Prior to seeking this position, Fino sought permission from Sam Frangiamore, then the boss of the Buffalo LCN family, to run for the office. Frangiamore told Fino that he could seek the office, but only if Fino agreed that Defendant DANIEL G SANSANESE, JR. , the son of a leading member of the Buffalo LCN family, would be given the position of secretary-treasurer of Local 210. Since splitting the joint office of business manager and secretary-treasurer required the approval of the LIUNA General Executive Board, Fino met with Peter Fosco, then the General President of LIUNA, in Washington, D. C. to discuss the issue. During the meeting, Fino told Fosco that the boss of the Buffalo LCN family had ordered that the offices of secretary-treasurer and business manager of Local 210 were to be split and the office of secretary-treasurer was to be given to defendant DANIEL G SANSANESE, JR. Peter Fosco told Fino that because the Buffalo LCN family wished this, it would be done at the next meeting of the General Executive Board. A few
(d) On July 11, 1994, Leonard Falzone, the consigliere of the
Buffalo LCN family, while serving as the administrator of the
benefit funds for LIUNA Local 210, Buffalo, New York, was convicted
of RICO and RICO conspiracy in relation to the collection of unlawful
debts through the use of implicit threat of violence, in violation
of Title 18, United States Code, Section Section 11962, (c) and
(d). Sentencing of Falzone is pending.
Following his conviction, Leonard Falzone was replaced as administrator
of the Local 210 benefit funds by his brother, Frank Falzone.
(e) In 1987, Louis M Giardina, a "made" member of the Gambino LCN family, while serving as president of LIUNA Local 23, New York City and treasurer of the Mason Tenders District Council, was convicted of RICO conspiracy, as alleged in paragraph 83 f. below, and sent to prison. In order to maintain control of Local 23 and to protect the Gambino LCN family's interests, Salvatore Gravano, then the underboss of the Gambino LCN family, arranged to have Louis Giardina appoint Joseph
(f) In 1986, defendant PETER A. VARIO, also known as "Butch" was convicted of various offenses as set forth in Racketeering Acts Nos. 98 through 100 below and, prior to sentencing, and before any action by LIUNA to remove him, resigned from his position as business manager of LIUNA Local 46, Queens, New York, by order of the court. In December 1988, after Vario's court-ordered resignation, LIUNA placed Local 46 under trusteeship. Between 1989 and l991, a dispute arose between the Genovese LCN family and the Luchese LCN family over which LCN family would have control of Local 46 following the termination of the trusteeship. The Genovese family objected to the placement of Joseph Luciano, the Luchese supported candidate, as president of Local 46. At a meeting in the latter part of 1989, attended by members of the Genovese family and members of the Luchese family, none of whom were LIUNA officials, it was decided that the office of president of Local 46 "belonged" to the Luchese family and that the position should go to Luciano. Thereafter, Joseph
(g) After he was hired as a clerk by LIUNA Local 214, Oswego, New York in 1978, Ronald P. Scaccia, who was barred by Title 29, United States Code, Section 504 from holding union office, functioned as the de facto business manager of Local 214. During that period of time, Anthony DeStefano, a "made" member of the Buffalo LCN, family who died in 1992, directed Ronald P Scaccia in the selection and appointment of union officials and employees, including the selection of Kevin LeRoy as business manager of Local 214, and Mark Cordone, Anthony DeStefano's nephew, as sergeant-at-arms.
(h) Anthony Lanza also known as "Nino" is the administrator for the Mason Tenders District Council Trust Funds. Lanza is an associate of the Genovese LCN family who was placed in the position of funds administrator by then president: of the Mason Tenders District Council, Gaspar Lupo, at the behest of co-conspirator Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno, then the boss of the Genovese LCN family.
(i) Salvatore Lanza, the secretary-treasurer of LIUNA 30 and a delegate to the Mason Tenders District Council, recently assumed the position of secretary-treasurer of the district council, replacing Joseph C. Loiacono, Jr., the son of now deceased Genovese capo
(2) On May 8, 1974, John Cammilleri, a "made" member of the Buffalo LCN family and a member of LIUNA Local 210, Buffalo, New York, was shot and killed by unknown assailants as he emerged from a restaurant after celebrating his birthday. In 1973, Camminleri had supported a successful slate of candidates, which included Ronald M. Fino and defendant DANIEL G SANSANESE, JR., for election to various offices in Local 210, challenging long-time Local 210 business manager and secretary-treasurer, Victor Randaccio, the brother of the incarcerated Buffalo LCN underboss,
(3) On November 8, l979, John Paul Spica, president of LIUNA Local 42, St. Louis, Missouri and an associate of the St. Louis LCN family, was sitting in his automobile when the automobile exploded, killing him. The bombing was carried out by defendant RAYMOND FLYNN and another, after they discovered that Spica planned to murder FLYNN and take control of Local 42 from FLYNN. In 1987, FLYNN was convicted of participation in the Spica murder, as alleged in Racketeering Act; No. 11 below.
(4) On March 7, 1980, William Michael Sciolino, a "made" member of the Buffalo LCN family and a member of LIUNA Local 210 who had been providing information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was murdered because it was suspected by the LCN that Sciolino was providing evidence to the F.B.I. about the control of Local 210 by the Buffalo LCN family. Sciolino's body was found hanging by his neck in a construction trailer near Buffalo, New York.
(5) On July 25, 1981, various persons associated with the Chicago LCN family attempted to murder defendant ALFRED PILOTTO because the persons who conspired to commit the murder thought that Pilotto might cooperate with law
(6) On July 18, 1982, Ben Medina, a reform candidate for office in LIUNA Local 332, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a friend of then LIUNA International Vice-President, Robert Powell, who had considered challenging Angelo Fosco for the position of General President, was beaten to death.
(2) In 1968, Daniel Domino, a steward of LIUNA Local 210, Buffalo, New York and a member of the Buffalo LCN
(3) On March 10, 1975, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Misc. filing, Salvatore Caci, an associate of the Buffalo LCN family and then president of LIUNA Local 210 and former director of benefit plans for LIUNA Local 210 was incarcerated as a recalcitrant witness before the grand jury, pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 1826, to serve a term in prison for the life of the grand jury, not to exceed eighteen months. Caci is currently the business manager of Local 210, having succeeded Ronald M Fino in 1988.
(5) In 1986, in the case ofUnited States v. Nicholas DiMaggio, No. 85-67E, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Nicholas DiMaggio, referred to in sub-paragraph e. (11) of this paragraph below, and then training director of LIUNA Local 210, was convicted of wilfully subscribing false income tax returns, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(l). (See attached Exhibit 50) On August 25, l986, DiMaggio was sentenced to serve one year and one day in prison, with the sentence suspended and the defendant placed on probation for one year. Dimaggio is currently a business agent in LIUNA Local 225, Chicago, Illinois and chief instructor of the Chicago Laborers' District Council Training Center, Carol Stream, Illinois.
(7) In 1982, in the case of United States v. Anthony Accardo, et al., No. 81-00230-CR-JWK, in the United States District Court for the Southern District, of Florida, James Caporale , secretary-treasurer of the LIUNA Chicago District Council, a special international representative of LIUNA, and an associate of the Chicago LCN family, was convicted with Chicago LCN family capo defendant ALFERD PILOTTO of RICO conspiracy and receiving welfare plan kickbacks, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1954, 1962(d), and 1963. On September 14, 1982, Caporale was sentenced to serve twelve years in prison. (See attached Exhibit 45) Caporale's conviction was affirmed in United States v. Caporale, 806 F. 2d 1487 11th Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 483 U.S. 1021 (1987). After being convicted, Caporale was permitted to retain his position as secretary-treasurer of the Chicago Laborers' District Council until 1987, when he entered prison.. Caporale was replaced by
(8) In 1975, in the case of United States v. Bernard Rubin, No. 75-337-CR-PF in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Bernard Rubin, president of the Southeast Florida Laborers' District No. 53, president of LIUNA Local 666, Miami, Florida, business manager of LIUNA Local 478, Miami, Florida and a LIUNA special international representative, was convicted of embezzlement of union and employee benefit funds and failure to keep union records relating to various LIUNA entities participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Southeast Florida Laborers District Council, through a pattern of racketeering activity, and filing false tax returns, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 664 and 1962; Title 29, United States Code, Sections 501(c) and 439; and Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(1). On December 15, 1975, Rubin was sentenced to serve five years in prison .(See attached Exhibit 82) Following his conviction, Rubin was relieved of his position as special international represent