Ex-union official pleads guilty By Lorell Fleming
HAMMOND — First, Gerry Nannenga was indicted in a kickback scam involving former Democratic state chairman Peter Manous, and Kevin Pastrick — son of East Chicago Mayor Robert Pastrick.
Now, Nannenga — a former secretary and treasurer of the Indiana Regional Council of Carpenters — is likely to become a star witness for federal prosecutors in the case.
Nannenga pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy and two counts of accepting payoffs in exchange for currying a favorable vote from his union’s pension board regarding a $10 million land deal investment.