United States v. Arthur Coffey, et al.

Oct 25, 2005

OUTCOME: The defendant, and others, were all found "Not Guilty" by a jury after a six week trial.

The defendant, a union official in the International Longshoreman's Association, was accused of working with members of organized crime to bring a particular health and drug plan to the rank and file m ... embers of the union, without revealing the alleged organized crime connections. The defendant was charged in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York with conspiracy to commit extortion and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.