George Laufenberg Archives - New Jersey Globe

Laufenberg admits he bilked union pension fund

June 3, 2022 7:50 pm

George R. Laufenberg, a former commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that he embezzled about $140,000 from the $2 billion Northeast Carpenter’s Union Pension Fund he ran. The 72-year-old...

Carpenters face lawsuit alleging retaliation against Ballantyne allies

December 1, 2020 11:05 amDecember 1, 2020 1:36 pm

Five allies of former Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters Executive Secretary John Ballantyne filed a lawsuit today alleging that the politically influential union fired them as part of a purge of reformers that included retaliation and discrimination. The lawsuit comes two...

New Jersey Transit board member could face eligibility challenge

August 6, 2018 12:45 amAugust 5, 2018 11:54 pm

The decision by New Jersey Transit to suspend their rail service between Atlantic City and Philadelphia could put the status of one of their longtime board members in jeopardy. Flora Castillo holds the one board seat statutorily set aside for...