Federal authorities in New Jersey today charged the nephew of a state assemblyman with skimming union funds to pay for work on his condo.
Dennis J. Giblin, president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68 and administrator of its Education Fund, could face several years in federal prison if convicted of the counts contained in a federal indictment.
Giblin's father, Vincent J. Giblin, is national president of the union and chairman of the board of directors of Horizon Blue Cross-Blue Shield of New Jersey.
His uncle is state Assemblyman Thomas Giblin, an Essex County Democrat who ran the union for decades and now serves as its business manager.
Dennis Gilbin turned himself in this morning, then was brought in handcuffs before a federal magistrate in Newark. He was released on $25,000 bail.
Gibin's arrest is part of a federal corruption probe into the union, sources told The Star-Ledger of Newark.
The complaint accuses Giblin of using union money to pay for the installation of electronic equipment in his Jersey City condo from a vendor who then got more contracts as a result. It says the fund also paid for a couch for Giblin.
"We are confident he will be vindicated, and we look forward to it," defense lawyer Cathy Fleming told the Ledger.
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