A former labor leader who represented faculty at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute is facing federal charges after allegedly siphoning nearly $300,000 from union coffers to bankroll a lavish lifestyle and renovate a home in upstate New York.
Kye Carbone, 68, of Athens, New York, was arrested on October 17, 2025, following a 30-count indictment alleging wire fraud and theft.
For two decades, Carbone served as president of the United Federation of College Teachers Local 1460. Prosecutors claim the embezzlement began in 2011 and continued for 12 years until Carbone was voted out of office in 2023…