The current president of the local International Longshoremen’s Association was arrested for demanding and accepting bribes, federal prosecutors say.
Glenn Blicht, 57, and of Wilton, Connecticut, was arrested Friday morning and accused of honest services fraud and a violation of the Taft-Hartley Act for demanding and accepting at least $150,000 in bribe payments from an employer.
The International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO is the largest union of maritime workers in North America, representing upwards of 65,000 people, according to the union's website.
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