Labor Raid Update

The Politicker's Azi Paybarah was turned away from the Central Labor Council's West 15th street office after seeing at least three FBI agents combing over the third-floor headquarters, other agents in the building, and a blue FBI van pulling away out front.

Azi reports that he was kind enough to open the door for three more FBI agents in windbreakers, entering the building carrying stacks of empty cardboard boxes.

A person who identified himself as the CLC's secretary told The Politicker that Central Labor Council chief Brian McLaughlin was apparently not in the building at the time of the raid.

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Elia Kazan (not verified) says:

Holy guacamole. I wonder if just around now Brian McLaughlin is regretting announcing his retirement from the Assembly...

Yo20 (not verified) says:

Brian McLaughlin was led away in handcuffs

Anonymous (not verified) says:

Brian's Song

Stop It (not verified) says:

Brian was not arrested.

to bad (not verified) says:

He shoud have been aressted actually they all should be aressted those crooks!!!

Eck (not verified) says:

I wonder if the $130,000 some odd dollars they've spread around since 1999 will be returned....

anon (not verified) says:

WHat is the date of Brian's announcement that he wouldn't run for re-election?

anaoy (not verified) says:

The FBI also raided Petrocelli Electric in Queens a Local 3 contractor. Brian is a Lcoal 3 guy all the way. Maybe some connection?

Noone Important (not verified) says:

The Mecca Will fall Look into Local 3 Hard There is a connection

Spigadoochi (not verified) says:

Look into the 1996 Demoncratic Party deal on Staten Island. Brian sold out the whole labor movement for ????????

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