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Daily Archives: August 18th, 2010

Michael Forde, former boss of powerful carpenters union, leaves court in July.

He admitted to being corrupt – but the ex-boss of the city’s powerful carpenters union will still collect a six-figure pension funded by the members he cheated.

Disgraced District Council of Carpenters chief Michael Forde, who pleaded guilty last month to federal racketeering and bribery charges, is set to receive an annual pension of about $128,000 sources told the Daily News. 

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