ILA’s Pedro Pastrana Gonzalez Sentenced to Prison

Pedro Pastrana Gonzalez, a member of ILA Local 1740, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison, followed by a year of supervised release. Read more about the original charges here.

From the Department of Labor:

On November 16, 2023, in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pastrana Gonzalez, a member of International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 1740 (located in San Juan, P.R.), was sentenced to 21 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $242,042 in restitution. On August 16, 2023, Pastrana Gonzalez pleaded guilty to one count of labor racketeering conspiracy (RICO Act), in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1962(d). In his plea agreement, Pastrana-Gonzalez admitted that he participated in a scheme to collect unlawful payments from shipping companies (employers), and that those unlawful payments were concealed in part through a company called “JCPY,” which he was the president of since 2012. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS New York District Office, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

To read more, please visit the DOL site here.