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-Lurid Crime Tales-

Union Probe Finds Close Biden Ally Misappropriated Millions

2020-03-31

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's closest labor allies inappropriately siphoned nearly $1 million from a union pension fund as the labor group suffered from a "systemic misrepresentation in financial reporting," according to an internal probe obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Harold Schaitberger, the president of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), which represents more than 300,000 firefighters, is facing accusations of corruption and gross financial malpractice from his closest deputies. Edward Kelly, the general secretary-treasurer and the number two of the union, detailed the findings of his team's audit in a March 20 internal memorandum. According to the 105-page document, the audit has thus far found that Schaitberger and Thomas Miller‐Kelly's predecessor as the general secretary-treasurer‐illegally earned millions of dollars from the union pension fund over the last two decades.

"The record keeping performed prior to my assuming office in September 2016 was so poor, one could argue it was designed that way," Kelly wrote in the memorandum.

Kelly's audit also found that the union misreported millions of dollars in union funds while diverting millions of dollars for a purpose unrelated to their original designation. As a result of this rampant financial malpractice, roughly $6 million in union funds remain unaccounted for, according to the memorandum.

Neither the union nor Schaitberger responded to requests for comment.

New Haven Fire Department battalion chief Frank Ricci, who serves as president of IAFF Local 825, told the Free Beacon that the accusations warrant deeper investigation.

"If these allegations are proven true through the appropriate due process, Harold A. Schaitberger, General President, should be removed from office. Kelly talks about ’turning over couches' to find money, I think it's time to turn over the couches and chase the rats out," he said.

Schaitberger, who is one of Joe Biden's closest and oldest allies in the labor movement, directed the IAFF to endorse the former vice president during his first campaign rally back in April 2019, making his group the first national union to endorse Biden. The IAFF has donated $5,000 to Biden's campaign in 2019 and spent nearly $75,000 in outside spending to support his candidacy, according to Labor Department records.

Posted by:Fred

#2 I'd hate to be the CPA who signed off on the audit of these guys. The union I used to audit was required to have an audit every six months, basically doing ten of them solo. How an auditor worth their salt (or not on the take) 'misses' amounts like this, is not believable.

Posted by: Raj 2020-03-31 10:45

#1 Misappropriated millions by Dems. No surprises in that. Yawn.

Posted by: JohnQC 2020-03-31 08:40

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