Ex-Longshoremen Union Official Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Union
The former secretary-treasurer of Local 1233 of the International Longshoreman’s Association pleaded guilty to embezzling $71,000 from the union, the Justice Department said. Gregory Taylor, 57, of Edison, N.J., pleaded guilty to an indictment (here) charging him with issuing a…
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vacation check for $7,852 to himself without authorization. Taylor also admitted to embezzling an additional $63,148 in union funds while he was in control of the union’s finances. Court documents said Taylor admitted he had been removed from his elected position as secretary-treasurer in April 2010, but continued to write himself checks, including a $7,852 vacation check to which he was not entitled. Taylor admitted that between 2007 and 2010, while secretary-treasurer, he embezzled a total of $71,000 by improperly cashing duplicate paychecks, as well as other checks from the union’s operating account, including for unauthorized credit card expenditures. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Taylor is scheduled to be sentenced May 6.