Facts: - image size: 150px - spouse: carol - occupation: former trade union leader Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael mckay -lrb- labor leader -rrb- .
michael mckay is a convicted racketeer and former labor leader from the united states .he was president of american maritime officers -lrb- amo -rrb- from 1993 until his conviction in 2007 .mckay , son of long-time amo president raymond mckay , joined the union as a third assistant engineer in 1968 .he worked his way up to chief engineer -lrb- steam and diesel -rrb- , sailing aboard deep-sea tankers and containerships .subsequently , he served as a union representative , organizer and as a member of the amo executive board .mckay served as the union 's secretary-treasurer until his father 's death in 1993 , when he took over the presidency .he was elected by wide margins in 1993 and 1996 .in 2000 , executive director of the amo 's benefit plans david merriken -lrb- who had been the best man at mckay 's wedding -rrb- told federal prosecutors that he had been involved in criminal activities at the union .during the six year investigation , he recorded over 200 tapes of discussions with other union leaders .on september 14 , 2005 , officials from the department of justice and department of labor announced the unsealing of a 13-count indictment against mckay , his brother robert , and two other amo officials .count 1 of the indictment charged michael mckay , robert mckay , the national secretary-treasurer of the amo union , and former amo employees phillip ciccarelli and james lynch with conspiring to participate in the affairs of a racketeering enterprise by committing multiple acts involving theft and embezzlement from the amo union and the amo benefit plans , graft , obstruction of justice , witness tampering , mail fraud , and honest services fraud .michael mckay was also charged with embezzlement from the amo benefit plans -lrb- count 2 -rrb- , mail fraud -lrb- counts 4 , 9 , and 10 -rrb- , falsification of records pertaining to the amo benefit plans -lrb- count 11 -rrb- , and failure to maintain records required by the labor management and reporting disclosure act -lrb- count 12 -rrb- .robert...