James Cahill, former president of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council, used to carry a lot of clout. But since his October 1 indictment for solicitation of bribery, and the indictment of 10 other union officials, things have grown darker. Late in December, in a new filing, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York alleged that Cahill has “extensive ties to organized crime,” citing his frequent meetings with La Cosa Nostra and Serbian mobsters.

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