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...Democrats' devil-may-care pursuit of campaign money, no scheme was bolder than the secret financial alliance between the party and the re-election campaign of Teamster president Ron Carey. The trade-off, as proposed by Carey aides, boiled down to this: the Teamsters would deliver $1 million to the party's state branches around the country, and in exchange the party would tap its donors to provide Carey with $100,000 for his re-election bid. The true purpose: to funnel cash from the Teamster treasury into Carey's campaign, an illegal act that had to be done circuitously...
...race may produce the most far-reaching scandals of any in labor history. Government sources told TIME that a federal grand jury in Manhattan is investigating not only Carey but also a cast of characters who had an interest in keeping his presidency alive, including two of America's most powerful labor leaders, AFL-CIO president John Sweeney and secretary-treasurer Richard Trumka. So far, three men connected to Carey--campaign manager Jere Nash, fund raiser Martin Davis and consultant Michael Ansara--have pleaded guilty to conspiracy. The three have contradicted Carey's assertion that he had no knowledge...
...least two of the schemes used to raise money for Carey allegedly involved other top labor leaders. In one case, as Teamsters rank and file voted last October in a two-month process monitored by the Federal Government, the Carey campaign urgently needed a cash infusion for a final direct-mail push. Carey aides approached Trumka, asking the AFL-CIO "to help Ron." They were told the federation was short of cash. They suggested funneling $150,000 of Teamster money through the federation--and into Carey coffers. Trumka agreed, according to federal investigators. On Nov. 1, a Teamster check went...
...bizarre turn when Barbara Zack Quindel, the federal officer who monitored the taxpayer-financed election, resigned after she learned that the Teamsters had arranged to make a contribution to the New Party, a small political organization to which she and her husband belong. The contribution was personally approved by Carey in March just as Quindel began her investigation. Eventually, Quindel ordered a new election, declaring at the time that Carey had no knowledge of the myriad schemes to fund his campaign, and said he could run again. Three weeks ago, she announced that she was reconsidering in light...
...Dateline NBC now airs four times a week), drawing a large and loyal viewership, mostly women in their 50s and older. And Gumbel is quick to remind naysayers that 20/20 used to air opposite Dallas. J.R. is long gone, and Hugh Downs is still here. Are you listening, Drew Carey...