Ex-construction union boss James Cahill is facing up to two decades in prison after pleading guilty to taking bribes and illegal cash payments, in what prosecutors say reveals a “shocking” level of corruption among labor officials.
Cahill, the former president of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council, accepted around $44,500 in bribes from an unnamed contractor, according to court filings from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York. In his plea, he admitted to having previously taken about $100K from the same unnamed construction company.
Cahill and 10 other union officials entered guilty pleas in the scheme. He was…