Illinois Union Boss Patrick King Charged with Financial Crimes

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Patrick King, the former president of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees now faces three criminal charges relating to finances.

From the Department of Labor:

On October 28, 2021, in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, County of Will, State of Illinois, Patrick King, former President of Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, Division of IBT, Lodge 2401 (located in Cicero, Ill.), was charged with three counts of continuing financial crimes enterprise totaling $11,203 and one count of misappropriation of financial institution property totaling $2,000 in violation of Chapter 720 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes Sections 5/17-10.6(h) and 10.6(c)(2). The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Detroit-Milwaukee District Office.DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

This is yet another example of the rampant corruption that goes on behind the scenes of union. And it’s even worse in states such as Illinois, where there are no Right to Work laws to protect workers and incentivize better behavior.


To read more on this case, please visit the DOL site here.

To stay up to date on Criminal Union Corruption, check out our 2021 U.S. DOL Criminal LMRDA Enforcement Actions page here.

And to see the previous union corruption case, go here.

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