Word: frauds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Director Richard Pearce and writer Janus Cercone purport to present an insider's view of con artistry, but their seen-it-all cynicism is a fraud too. By the end we're eye-high in butterflies, walking cripples and God's own rain shower. The greenest born-again Christian does not believe in climactic miracles as desperately as does a moviemaker looking for a way out of a troubled scenario. No wonder, then, that this Elmer Gantry wannabe winds up as a Field of Streams. And no miracle, either...
...Carey, the union's first democratically elected leader, publicly disdains Hollywood's portrayal of Hoffa's legacy. "He clearly was no Robin Hood, and he shouldn't be painted that way," declares Carey. Although the film doesn't say so, the real Hoffa was convicted of jury tampering, mail fraud and taking kickbacks. Two weeks before he disappeared, in 1975, investigators discovered that hundreds of millions of dollars had been stolen from the Teamsters' largest pension fund. "Hoffa was a dishonest person," says Carey. "You just have to look at all the pensioners around the country who lost money...
...this has been an enormous fraud upon the American people...
Walsh--indicted in October on 29 counts of bank fraud and conspiracy--vehemently denied the charges and said he faxed a note yesterday to City Manager Robert W. Healy demanding a full-fledged investigation into McDavitt's accusations...
James C. Hughes, national president of Campaign Life Coalition, a pro-life organization, said he "recall[ed] donations made about five to seven years ago" by Walsh, who was indicted in October on 29 counts bank fraud and conspiracy...