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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Fenyvesi in now living in Washington, D.C., working for a printing firm which is presently mimeographing Dave Beck's testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations. "Dave Beck is a racketeer," Fenyvesi said angrily...

Author: By Richard N. Levy, | Title: Hungarian Revolutionary to Enter Kirkland House Under New Grant | 5/15/1957 | See Source »

WASHINGTON, May 13--The Senate Rackets Committee received evidence today that Dave Beck's relatives and friends made a profit of $180,000 selling toy trucks and other merchandise to the Teamsters Union...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Britain Resumes Suez Shipping On Egypt's Terms; Announces Easements of Financial Squeeze | 5/14/1957 | See Source »

There also was testimony from Roy Fruehauf, a Detroit trailer manufacturer, that his company provided an automobile and chauffeur to haul Beck's niece and three girl friends around Europe last summer...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Britain Resumes Suez Shipping On Egypt's Terms; Announces Easements of Financial Squeeze | 5/14/1957 | See Source »

When Teamster Boss Dave Beck got around to figuring out his 1950 income tax, he asked for and got an extension beyond the March 15, 1951 filing deadline. Last week Beck's 60 days of grace ironically backfired, for they had extended as well the six-year period in which the Federal Government could move against him for tax evasion. Hurrying to meet a May 15 deadline of its own, the Justice Department, capping a three-year Internal Revenue Service investigation, accused the pudgy pride of Seattle of evading $56,000 in 1950 taxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: And Now, Taxes | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

...Tacoma, Wash., after deliberating three hours, a grand jury indicted Beck for tax evasion. The jurors added a second indictment accusing him of helping prepare a fraudulent return for a building association operated by his Joint Teamster Council 28. Beck got the word in Washington, put on a pair of dark glasses, bounced into Federal Court to be fingerprinted, bounced out again on $5,000 bail. That done, he was off to Atlantic City to address 50 officers of the Teamsters' Eastern Conference. Said Dave: "If you find anyone who can do a better job than I have done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: And Now, Taxes | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

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