A New York grand jury indicted him in 1984, but he was  acquitted a year later.
His appointment was delayed because of charges that the  Schiavone Construction Company, where he had been vice president,  had made illegal union payoffs. A special prosecutor, appointed in  1982, closed the probe later that same year for insufficient  evidence. A New York grand jury indicted him in 1984, but he was  acquitted a year later. FTP, what Secretary of Labor was the first  cabinet official ever to be indicted while in office?
His appointment was delayed because of charges that the  Schiavone Construction Company, where he had been vice president,  had made illegal union payoffs.
Raymond {Donovan}