Justice Served

On February 7, Michael Forde, 56, the former corrupt executive secretary-treasurer of the New York City District Council of Carpenters surrendered to the Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell. McDowell is a medium security facility housing male offenders which is located in southern West Virginia.

Now registered as Inmate 62573-054, Forde will serve his 11-year prison term in the facility’s medium-security wing.

Forde had pleaded guilty to racketeering, bribery and perjury in late July in connection with taking as much as $1 million in illegal contractor bribes and skimming many millions more from union benefit funds. The Justice Department uncovered the scheme as part of a probe that netted guilty pleas from eight persons and the jury conviction of Genovese crime family-linked contractor Joseph Olivieri. In addition to serving time, Forde must forfeit $100,000 in cash, pay a $50,000 fine, and pay restitution of about $4.5 million. Fordes' release date is September 6, 2020.