NOW IT APPEARS that five of the 10 defendants in the
Ironworkers union racketeering-conspiracy case will plead guilty next month.
The attorney for Edward Sweeney said yesterday that Sweeney,
55, who was one of Ironworkers Local Union 401's business agents, will plead
guilty to some charges at a hearing Sept. 30 in federal court.
Attorney Carmen Nasuti III said he met with Sweeney Monday.
"We talked about other people pleading guilty, and had another chance to
review the case," Nasuti said. "After reviewing the evidence
thoroughly," Sweeney decided he will plead guilty, the lawyer said.
Sweeney was part of the union's leadership along with its
former longtime head, Joseph Dougherty. Dougherty and three other defendants
will face trial Jan. 5.
Last week, three defense lawyers told the Daily News that
their clients - James Walsh, William Gillin and Francis Sean O'Donnell - would
plead guilty at hearings next month. Another attorney, Rocco Cipparone Jr., who
represents defendant Greg Sullivan, would not confirm whether Sullivan is going
to plead guilty, even though Sullivan has a change-of-plea hearing scheduled
for Sept. 23.
Robert Gamburg, lawyer for a 10th defendant, Daniel
Hennigar, has said that his client is "weighing his options."
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