Juan Carlos Recinos, Taking Kickbacks from Public Works Employees, Washington 2013
Union Official Charged with Taking Kickbacks from Public Works Employees in Washington, D.C.
A business manager and secretary-treasurer of a local iron workers union in Washington, D.C. has been charged with taking kickbacks from public works employees at the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (Blue Plains).
Juan Carlos Recinos, 40, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was charged by a grand jury in the District of Columbia with seven counts of taking kickbacks from public works employees.
The indictment alleges that, on seven instances between April and September 2013, Recinos knowingly induced rodmen who had received back pay awards from their employment at Blue Plains to give him part of their award, ranging from $500 to $3,800 in cash, by falsely representing that the rodmen owed money to an unnamed attorney.
Recinos allegedly pocketed the money, in violation of the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act, which ensures that employees on public works projects receive all the wages to which they are entitled.
The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating the case. Trial Attorney Vincent Falvo of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section is prosecuting the case.
Recinos is scheduled to have his initial appearance at 1:30 p.m. EST before U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey of the District of Columbia.
Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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