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Hudson Valley Man Gets Jail Time For Stealing $500K From Retirement Accounts Hudson Valley Man Gets Jail Time For Stealing $500K From Retirement Accounts
Hudson Valley Man Gets Jail Time For Stealing $500K From Retirement Accounts A former financial advisor from the Hudson Valley will spend years in prison for his role in a scheme to steal from a retirement fund sponsored by a labor union for law enforcement employees. Putnam County resident Andrew Brown, age 56, of Putnam Valley, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding members of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (LEEBA), a labor union for law enforcement officers employed by New York City, the US Attorney's Office for Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday, Jan. 17.  Earlier Report - $500K Scheme: Putnam Vall…
No Thanks: Amazon Workers In NY Vote Against Unionizing No Thanks: Amazon Workers In NY Vote Against Unionizing
No Thanks: Amazon Workers In NY Vote Against Unionizing Employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in upstate New York voted overwhelmingly against unionizing Tuesday, Oct. 18. Workers at the Rensselaer County warehouse, located on Highway 9 in Schodack, voted 406 to 206 against being represented by the newly formed Amazon Labor Union (ALU), according to News Channel 13 WNYT in Albany.  Earlier Report: 'Retaliation Fund': Schodack Amazon Workers Hoping To Unionize Start GoFundMe Results of the multi-day vote were counted at a National Labor Relations Board office and were finalized shortly before noon. Speaking with reporters after the vote, l…
Labor Union President From Area Demanded, Accepted Bribes, Feds Say Labor Union President From Area Demanded, Accepted Bribes, Feds Say
Labor Union President From Area Demanded, Accepted Bribes, Feds Say A Fairfield County resident who serves as the president of the local International Longshoremen’s Association has been charged by federal prosecutors with demanding and accepting bribes. Glenn Blicht, 57, of Wilton, was arrested Friday, July 26 for honest services fraud and a violation of the Taft-Hartley Act for demanding and accepting at least $150,000 in bribe payments from an employer. The honest services fraud charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He was also charged with one count of demanding or receiving prohibited payments as a labor union official, which carries…