Top Irish union official turns Fed informer

John Greaney has agreed to cooperate with the government to avoid long jail sentence

APRIL DREW,

Irish Voice Reporter

Published Thursday, July 22, 2010, 1:29 PM

Updated Thursday, July 22, 2010, 1:29 PM

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John Greaney pictured on the right

Forde, 55, was boss of the District Council of Carpenters for 10 years until being charged with taking bribes from a man linked to the New Jersey-based DeCavalcante crime family.

In 2008 Forde was found not guilty but was charged in a separate indictment in 2009.

Under the terms of his plea agreement with the government, Greaney will surrender to the U.S. Marshals on or before August 20 to begin serving jail time.

He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero on December 17.
Forde and Hayes are expected to be tried in Manhattan Federal Court in September.

Greaney, whose mother was from Co. Mayo, was a prominent member of the Irish American community and has received many accolades from various Irish organizations throughout the years.

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DeaconJack | Jul 21, 2010, 08:49 PM EDT

Shades of "The Informer" Give Victor McLaglen a glock and be finished with the lot!!

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seanomelbourne | Jul 21, 2010, 08:14 PM EDT

miltondun If unionism is communism why were they banned in the U.S.S.R. and other communist countries. Your argument is ridiculous.

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SmilingIrishEye | Jul 21, 2010, 03:17 PM EDT

It is always shocking and upsetting when the very people that are suppose to protect the vulnerable abdicate their responsibility and become self-serving. We need more participation from the workers in their unions and true democratic elections in unions. Until the unions become truly "unions" this type of power and corruption will arise. It is a shame it is someone who probably started with nothing

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S.Connolly | Jul 21, 2010, 11:18 AM EDT

Unions built this country and made sure that each and every member made a decent living for their famililes. Unions are good. It is the prevailing greed in this country that is the kink. Are these men really Irish or just posing as such and are really British to keep trying to give the true, good, honest, hard working Irish a bad rap. PS: There are NO unions in Communist countries. If indeed there are Communists countries, they are all greed also.

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miltonedunn | Jul 21, 2010, 08:54 AM EDT

I still say that some of the greatest people i have had the pleasure of meeting were union BUT also their some of dirty and most corrupt people on earth. Unionism is communism

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HoundofUlster | Jul 21, 2010, 07:56 AM EDT

As Chief Steward for our Shop in Pittsburgh, I am shocked at the level of corruption. In my experience corruption at this level is usually nonunion.

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