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Endless Task * USA - Keeping Unions Clean
New York,NY,USA -The New York Times, by STEVEN GREENHOUSE -February 10, 2008: -- ... On Thursday, federal, state and local authorities announced one of the most expansive organized crime indictments in years, involving 87 defendants, including much of the leadership of the Gambino crime family... In the 170-page indictment, which was filled with nicknames like “Jackie the Nose” and “Fat Richie” and accusations of extortion and murder, was evidence that cleanup efforts of the Teamsters and the Laborers have fallen short... Gordon S. Heddell, the inspector general for the United States Labor Department, said the indictments did not allege any corruption involving officials at Local 282’s funds, but he said he might pursue a further investigation of those funds... The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been under federal supervision since 1989, when a federal racketeering lawsuit named 27 Mafia leaders and all 18 of the union’s board members as defendants. The lawsuit asserted that the mob had controlled four Teamster presidents, including Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975... (Photograph by Raymond on Flick: Of arrested mobsters being led by the FBI on Thursday)Labels: mafia's trucking
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