United States v. Harvey I. Glick

LAY, Circuit Judge.

In July 1988, William Loeb established an entity called Consolidated Local Union 867 (the “Union”) in order to offer Blue Cross health insurance (the “Health Plan”) to the general public. Shortly thereafter, Loeb also established the Consolidated Welfare Fund (the “Welfare Fund”), which qualified as an employee welfare benefit plan under ERISA. To obtain the Welfare Fund’s health insurance coverage, an individual had to pay union dues and fees in addition to paying Welfare Fund contributions. The record reflects no other function of the Union or Union membership other than…