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RI man in court in kickback scheme
Harold Tillinghast is expected to plead guilty
Updated: Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 12:34 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 8:16 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former union organizer is headed to federal court where he is expected to plead guilty to charges that he was involved in a kickback scheme.
Harold Tillinghast Jr., a former organizer with the Laborers International Union of North America in Rhode Island, is scheduled to appear before U.S. District Court Judge William Smith on Wednesday for a change of plea hearing.
Tillinghast is charged with conspiracy to violate the labor management relations act and aiding and abetting.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Robert Clark Corrente declined comment.
Federal prosecutors say Tillinghast and another man were involved in a scheme to win demolition work through illegal payments.
Tillinghast pleaded not guilty in November.
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