Two former senior officials of the city of Boston, including the former head of its film office, were convicted in federal court today in connection with extorting the producers of the 2014 Boston …
Two former senior officials of the city of Boston, including the former head of its film office, were convicted in federal court today in connection with extorting the producers of the 2014 Boston Calling music festival by forcing them to hire members ofKenneth Brissette, the former director of the Office of Tourism, Sports and Entertainment – the city’s film permit office – and Timothy Sullivan, the former chief of staff of Boston’s office of Intergovernmental Relations, were convicted after a...
According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Brissette and Sullivan “repeatedly advised the company that it would need to hire members of IATSE Local 11 to work the event. Local 11 had attempted to obtain work from the production company since March 2013. The production company told Brissette and Sullivan that it had already entered into a contract with a non-union company and hired all of its labor. Nevertheless, on Sept.
“Today’s verdicts show that public officials cannot use their positions to extort those who choose to use non-union labor,” said Joseph Bonavolonta, the Special Agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston field division. “The FBI will not stand idly by while hard-working individuals are bullied and strong-armed by public servants.
“Today’s convictions affirm the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General’s commitment to protecting the American workers from extortion and unlawful influence,” said Michael Mikulka, Special Agent-in-Charge of the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General’s New York region. “The defendants used threats of financial harm to obtain wages from a television production company for services that were not needed or required.
The charges of conspiracy and extortion each carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. Sentencing will be imposed at a later date by a federal district court judge.
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