It seems anachronistic to talk about unions as havens for the Mafia, and most folks think of the more industrial unions like the Teamsters or the Laborers when they thinking about a union being “mobbed up.” The recent sentencing of Vincent D’Acunto, former secretary-treasurer of UFCW Local 2D in Brooklyn, dispels the myth that mob influence is a thing of the past.
Vincent Esposito (left) and “Chin” Gigante (Center)
