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Brian M. McLaughlin is a former American Democratic politician and labor leader from Flushing, Queens. McLaughlin was a New York Assemblyman elected in 1992 to represent the 25th district of New York City, in addition to these obligations he was also elected, in June 1995, as the President of the Council on New York Labor. McLaughlin was arrested October 17, 2006, on charges of stealing more than $2 million from the State of New York and labor unions. After his arrest, he announced that he would not run for re-election, and left office at the end of 2006. In March, 2008, McLaughlin had plead guilty to charges of racketeering and embezzlement. On May 20, 2009, McLaughlin was found guilty of these charges and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. ==Early life and family== McLaughlin was born in Inwood, Manhattan, and grew up in Queens. His family moved to Brentwood, Long Island, when he was 10. McLaughlin’s paternal grandfather, Miles McLaughlin, an electrician, was an immigrant from County Cavan, Ireland; McLaughlin’s father was also an electrician, who worked for years as chief electrician at the New York Times; his mother held jobs at General Motors and later at Gertz department stores. None of the members of his family ever went to college. Both McLaughlin’s father and his paternal grandfather were union activists; Miles McLaughlin sat on labor leader Harry Van Arsdale's “Committee of 100.”〔 In his high school yearbook, McLaughlin’s “career ambition was pragmatic: electrician. He dropped out of Bridgeport University and became an electrician.” 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian M. McLaughlin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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