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Indictment of Stephen Arena and David Caivano
Indictment of Stephen Arena and David Caivano
Indictment of Stephen Arena and David Caivano
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
COUNT ONE
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(Conspiracy to Embezzle from Local 148-Salary and Bonus Scheme)
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Background
At all times rele v ant t o t his Indi c tment,
var i ous trades , including bus drivers , hote l workers, and factory
receive and did receive a salary and certain benefits from the
union for the faithful performance of his duties. Defendant
DAVID J. CAlVANO was also the Administrator of the Welfare Fund.
In or about January 2007, defendant DAVID J. CAlVANO began
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drawing a salary and other benefits from the Welfare Fund instead
of Local 148.
Local 148 and its members as a group, and they owed the union and
its membership certain fiduciary duties, including but not
limited to, (i) the duty to hold Local 148's money and property
solely for the benefit of the union and its membership; (ii) the
union and its membership for any profit they received in any
capacity in connection with transactions conducted by or under
their direction on behalf of the union.
f. In accordance with Local 148's Constitution
and By-Laws, Local 148 maintained an Executive Board {hereinafter
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g. Local 148 used a payroll company (hereinafter
The Conspiracy
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6. It was further part of the conspiracy that
direct deposit.
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Overt Acts
meeting held on or about July 20, 2005 that falsely stated that
not entitled.
c. On or about October 26, 2005, without
$8,800.
d. On or about December 2, 2005, defendant
STEPHEN P. ARENA received a bonus in the approximate amount of
$10,000 from Local 148 to which he was not entitled.
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e. On or about December 2, 2005, defendant DAVID
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the same as last year ($300 per week as of Jan. 2007) subject to
years."
1. On or about December 8, 2006, defendant
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o. On or about December 15, 2006, defendant
STEPHEN P. ARENA received a second bonus in the approximate
STEPHEN P. ARENA
awarding the same raises and Christmas bonuses to the staff that
were approved last year upon review of the Local's finances."
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t. On or about December 7, 2007, defendant STEPHEN
P. ARENA received a bonus in the approximate amount of $12,400
survive."
w. On or about November 18, 2008, approximately
STEPHEN P. ARENA.
x. On or about December 5, 2008, approximately
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COUNTS TWENTY THROUGH TWENTY-FOUR
(Embezzlement from the Local 148 Welfare Fund-
Salary and Bonus Scheme)
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The Charges
DAVID J. CAlVANO
knowingly embezzled, stole, and unlawfully and willfully
abstracted and converted to his use and the use of others, money,
below:
and Section 2.
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COUNTS TWENTY-FIVE THROUGH TWENTY-NINE
(Embezzlement from Local 148-Unauthorized Trips to Florida)
Card") for the purpose of carrying out his union duties and
Local 148, and the union paid for the charges made on the credit
card.
Defendant STEPHEN P. ARENA used the Local 148 Credit Card to pay
ARENA on the Local 148 Credit Card, which checks were drawn on a
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148's Executive Board or its general membership and in derogation
of his fiduciary duties to the union and its members as a group,
defendant STEPHEN P. ARENA used the Local Credit Card and caused
and its members as a group, caused Local 148 to pay for these
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or about March 28, 2007, DAVID J. CAlVANO signed a Local 148
check, payable to American Express, to pay for these unauthorized
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The Charges
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Count Approximate Approximate Description
Date Amount
TWENTY- March 30, $979 Lodging as described in
FIVE 2006 Paragraph 4a above
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FOREP~RSON
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CASE NUMBER: /t)- C/'- 5'99 (Slie ) .~
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INDICTMENT FOR
Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371, 664, and 2
Title 29, United ntates Code, Section SOl(c)
PAUL J. FISHMAN
U. S. ATTORNEY
NEWARK I NEW JERSEY
ANTHONY MOSCATO
AsSISTANT U. S. ATTORNEY
973-645-2752