ILA leader accuses Galveston Port employees of fraud

A labor leader accuses top port employees of falsifying documents, committing timecard fraud and abusing travel and alcohol policies. He’s calling for a forensic audit.

International Longshoremen’s Association Local 20 President Ted O’Rourke, along with his wife, Charlotte, a former port trustee, offered Monday to pay for an audit if it failed to uncover fraud. The port would have to pay if it did, O’Rourke said.