Long before Shaun Francois I became the first leader of School Employees Local 372 of District Council 37 to have a roman numeral as part of his name, the local had a pair of presidents who fancied themselves monarchs.
Charlie Hughes ruled for 30 years as a benevolent if emotionally troubled rogue before his removal in 1998 by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees for plunging Local 372 $10 million into debt. It was a prelude to his indictment and conviction for embezzling $3 million—$2 million of it from his members' dues, the rest from DC 37—and a three-year state prison sentence.
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