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Ex-NY Union Head Sentenced For Demanding, Accepting $150K In Bribes Ex-NY Union Head Sentenced For Demanding, Accepting $150K In Bribes
Ex-NY Union Head Sentenced For Demanding, Accepting $150K In Bribes A man who was the former president of the local International Longshoremen’s Association will spend time in prison after he admitted to accepting $150,000 in bribes in exchange for not representing union members’ interests in New York. Fairfield County resident Glenn Blicht, 57, of Wilton, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to violating the Taft-Hartley Act by demanding and accepting bribes from an employer.  From 2009 through last year, Blicht served as an officer of the union, including as its president for many years.  In that role, he had a duty t…

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