Tuesday, March 22, 2011

News Blackout! Carpenter Boss D'Errico Suspended Without Pay

Virtual News Blackout Imposed
On Wednesday March 16, we reported that Review Officer ("RO") Dennis Walsh, issued a veto letter to Local 157 President/Director of Operations/Benefit Fund Trustee, and Forde holdover, Lawrence D’Errico, 47, on Monday March 14th, vetoing D'Errico's employment as a council representative, allegedly for organized crime associations.

On Sunday, we reported that Lawrence D’Errico, has been fired by UBC Supervisor Frank Spencer, on Friday March 18th.

We also reported that RO, has begun a new phase of investigation pertaining to organized crime influence over the affairs of the District Council, its affiliated local unions and members, and we reported the RO has netted seven other council employees in his mob corruption probe.

There is no information posted on the Councils Latest News & Archives website, which is paid for by the membership, on what we reported.

A virtual news blackout has been imposed, Council officials are tight-lipped regarding Walsh's investigation of organized crime influence over the Council several sources said.

On Monday, after inquiring, I received official confirmation from Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) John Ballantyne regarding D'Errico.

"Lawrence D’Errico was suspended without pay until such time as he is able to resolve his issue with the Review Office or the Review Officer makes a final determination and vetoes his employment," Ballantyne wrote. 

"At this time, the Review Officer is considering vetoing Lawrence’s employment, therefore it is the policy of the New York City District Council of Carpenters to suspend the employee without pay until such time as the member is able to resolve their issue or the RO makes a final determination to veto their employment."

D'Errico was out on personal days after receiving the RO's written "NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ACTION, and UBC officials wanted to give D'Errico the news in person but decided they couldn't wait any longer, and convened Friday morning and telephoned D'Errico suspending him without pay an informed source said.

4 comments:

  1. DROP DEAD UNITY TEAM !

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  2. EVERY FUCKING TIME I LOOK WHEN THERE IS ONLY ONE COMMENT POSTED I'M PLEASED TO SAY, - YEP IT'S HIM!

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  3. About Fuckin time. As a steward seeing him at the council every week was a pain to see. Glad he is finally gone. If you read the story the asshole couldn't show up to get his notice fuckin coward.

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  4. I am guessing he isn't invincible like he thinks. Unity Team we need to stick together to get this trash out and keep these golf playing, dirty dealing crooked people out of our UNION! Thank you Mr. Walsh for taking this scum down and cleaning up our local 157 for all our hard working men & woman!!

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