ILA Boss Pedro Pastrana-Gonzalez Pleads Guilty to Crimes

Pedro Pastrana-Gonzalez, a union boss for ILA Local 1740, pleaded guilty to labor racketeering. This wasn’t the only guilty plea that day. Iara I. Clemente-Rivera of the same union pleaded guilty as well.

From the Department of Labor:

On August 16, 2023, in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pastrana-Gonzalez, member of International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 1740 (located in San Juan, P.R.), pleaded guilty to labor racketeering (RICO Act), in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1962(d). The guilty plea follows a joint investigation by the OLMS New York District Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, and Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR