bribes, which he spent on luxury items. For this betrayal, he has been sentenced to federal prison," Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said. Blicht's downfall came was due to the president of a laundry business becoming a cooperating witness. EFTA00065247 The ILA repped workers of the business

t, according to court papers. Blicht noted a ring the owner's wife was wearing. "I could own that ring if your husband doesn't do the right thing;' Blicht allegedly said. "If you want to have a good union, you want to have peace, you'll take care of me," he said on a different occasion, prosecutors sa