Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Crooked Shop Steward Accused of Lying to Grand Jury in Casino-Rigging Case

Michael Mitchell
By Rebecca Baker

One day after the last of three defendants was sentenced for rigging promotional giveaways at Empire City casino in Yonkers, the brother-in-law of one of them was charged with perjury, accused of lying to a grand jury investigating the case.

Michael Mitchell, 39, of Yonkers was arraigned in White Plains City Court on Wednesday on a felony charge of first-degree perjury for his grand-jury testimony in June 2009 regarding rigged promotional contests at the racetrack-casino.

According to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office, Mitchell testified that he recruited his brother, Brian Mitchell, to act as a phony winner in one of the fixed promotional contests in 2008. Brian Mitchell died in 2001.

Michael Mitchell is married to the sister of former casino promotions manager Donna Cronin; she and coordinators Alicia Murray and Terence Osborne were indicted in the scheme. The three were accused of receiving a combined $177,000 in kickbacks for running a two-year scam to let friends and relatives win promotional contests.

All three pleaded guilty to grand larceny and fraud charges and were sentenced to five years' probation, with Murray serving 12 weekends in jail. Murray was the last defendant in the case and was sentenced Tuesday.

Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the Westchester County District Attorney's Office, said the office did not intentionally delay charging Mitchell until after Murray's sentencing. He said Mitchell is facing federal charges, which took precedence over the casino case.

Mitchell pleaded guilty in July in a federal case that stemmed from a labor racketeering investigation. Mitchell, a shop steward for the carpenters union, admitted he conspired with others to steal from employee benefit plans and took bribes of more than $10,000 from a company called On Par Construction to allow the company to violate collective-bargaining agreements at construction sites in Manhattan. He also admitted that he lied to a court-appointed investigator who was looking into corruption in the carpenters union.

In a second case, Mitchell pleaded guilty last week to illegally collecting more than $50,000 in Social Security disability benefits meant for his dead brother, Brian. Mitchell collected the benefits between August 2001 and May 2007.

Mitchell faces up to five years in prison on each of the four counts he pleaded guilty to in the labor case and up to 10 years on the Social Security theft charge. He is to be sentenced Dec. 15.

35 comments:

  1. Seems he was a busy boy. Good-bye and good riddence!

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  2. Gotta scam more than one thing at a time. How low can these f%&ks go.

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  3. I know Mr. Mitchell from years ago and have to say I am not surprised at all by this latest drama in his life. Guess it has all finally caught up with him. Makes me sad that he went so low as to use his brother's death for his selfish intentions.

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  4. Has anyone wondered why Donna Cronin is not doing anytime? The head honcho who put the casino scam together is not doing any time. I wonder who she ratted on since she does not have to go to jail on weekends.Did Ms Cronin make a deal with the District Attorney? She was originally going to jail on the weekends.Seems she ratted on someone and through them under the bus. I am not a betting women but I bet she did.She must be spending her fund raising money that Brooklyn/Flatbush/Marine park raised for her. You guys supported a rat.

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  5. Mitchell has been a scammer since we were young. He was always involved in pyramid schemes and fake fund raisers. What goes around, comes around. Oh and BTW, his dead brother would have been 39. Mike is 45. He even lies about his age! Good riddance! Shameful.

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  6. The above article states that Michael was to be sentenced on December 15th. What did this rat get?????

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  7. I heard Jan 25th is when Mitchell gets it.

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  8. So how much prison time did he get???

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  9. March 30th will be the outcome of his state charges.First he will due
    Federal time then State time.Dont due the crime if you cant due the time.I heard he ratted on everyone union guy out there,Thats why 608 is 157 Thanks to Mike Mitchell

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  10. told ya on 12/20 he was a rat!!

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  11. Hey 10/31 Who the hell is Donna Cronin. You are on the wrong log.Mike Mitchell is what we want to know about.John Greaney is what we want to know about.Mike Forde is what we want to know about. 10/31 get off our log.
    PS: What about Hayes

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  12. Oh!!!!!!!!!! OK Mike Mitchell is Donna Cronins sister in-law,That he ratted on.Nooooo!!!!!!!!!! surprize cause he ratted on everybody else. Please March 30th come back with some good news!!!!!!!!!!!! Can`t wait for the out come.How come I dont feel bad.Crrrreater!!!!!!!!!!!
    County Clare!!!

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  13. STAND BY....Federal sentence being handed down on March 25th to Michael Mitchell!!! And then on 3/30 is the sentence for state charge of perjury!!

    THROW THE BOOK AT THIS JOKER!

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  14. HEY 10/31 WHAT THE F&CK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  15. Time for a good old ass f... Couldn't happen to a nicer guy than this piece of s... BYE BYE

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  16. So how much prison time?

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  17. does anyone know if mike mitchell was sentenced,and how much time did he get.

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  18. Mr Mitchell is to appear in Whestchester County Court house on April 27th, according to Channel 12news,Stay tuned Judge Colangelo will do the right thing by New State Social Security.

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  19. Any News on anything with D'errico? He is another one!! any jail time for him?

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  20. July 28th everyone, State comes down.Do not think for one minute that Mike Mitchell is above the law.Nor do you think that the District Council is going to let this *****LOWLIFE***** get away with what he did. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!! GOD BLESS JUDGE COLANGELO!!!!!!!!! GET HIM.I`M SICK OF THIS SHIT.I DON`T HAVE A JOB BECAUSE OF HIM.GO BACK TO COUNTY CLARE MIKE MICHAEL,WHERE THE LOWLIFES LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  21. HA! HA! FEDERAL PRISON FIRST THEN STATE. WHO KNOWS WITH THIS GUY,(ON PAR) GOT OFF ON ALL CHARGES, BUT NOT MIKE MICHAEL. MURRAY CAN SLEEP

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  22. Have a nice ass fuck. I hope you enjoy creampie !

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  23. Friday, July 8th -- PRISON TIME!!Good Luck!!

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  24. I know Mike Mitchell is a good man he will do his time and b home Jim Murray on the other hand fled 2 Ireland came back wore a wire (RAT) and SURPRISE got no time So how is it Mitchell gets jail time and Murray doesntHe is a FAT IRISH RAT AND SO IS HIS WIFE!!HA HA JIMBO hope your new house in Bronxville your building isnt made of Sticks!! Oh and hope your not paying the Irish help OFF THE BOOKS!!!!!! Good Riddance Jimmy UnderwirePants RAT!!!!!!!

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  25. clare man in london says. I knew mitchell from his days of living in clare he was a bad boy then and still is his brother Brian was a good man. what a low life thing to do hope he rots in prison

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  26. people are freaking ridiculous! Michael Mitchell is the most loving and congenial person i have ever met. if you really knew Michael from years ago you wouldn't being saying such apalling things about him. its amazing how he can be called a rat but what about Greany? anybody ever wonder why he is still not sentenced and in jail? Hes still walking around and apparently building himself a nice house out in bronxville. Its funny how he did WAY more than Michael and still hasn't been sentenced nor is he even in jail yet! its a big joke, people think michael's the big rat here but nobody wonders why Greany's sentencing and jail time is still being postponed.

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  27. Its John Greaney, Mike Mitchell,Mike Forde, Brian Hayes etc, They all did shit!Who the f&ck
    cares if one did more then another they did it.They F&CKED US.So Mike Mitchell is NOT A GOOD GUY > YOU F&CKIN JERK OFF!

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  28. So what did Mitchell get?
    How many years?

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  29. He got 12. 12 inches that is

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  30. mitchell has been a bad boy all his life when he lived in clare he was up in court with two other rats for breaking in to a drugs store i hope they lock him up for a long time

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  31. has he been sent down yet?

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  32. On April 1, 2011 Michael Mitchell was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment by Judge John G. Koeltl in the United States District Court Southern District of New York.

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  33. What prison is Mike in, I would love to go and visit.

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