[2] He worked his way up to chief engineer (steam and diesel), sailing aboard deep-sea tankers and containerships.
[2] In 2000, executive director of the AMO's benefit plans David Merriken (who had been the best man at McKay's wedding[3]) told federal prosecutors that he had been involved in criminal activities at the union.
[3] During the trial, prosecutors made the case that the McKay brothers had used the union as a "personal piggy bank," using benefit funds to repair their dive boat,[1] throw Michael's son a bachelor party,[1] to pay for items such as "fine china, cigars, hockey games,"[4] and to make illegal campaign contributions.
[3] The trial lasted four weeks, and the jurors took just one day to find the McKay brothers guilty on most of the charges.
[1] McKay was convicted on the following charges:[1] racketeering conspiracy, three counts of mail fraud, and two recordkeeping offenses.