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...been down this road before. Earlier federal probes have focused on alleged ties to the Mob (he was later exonerated), and the purchase of a string of pricey vacation properties. But with the UPS settlement under his belt, notes Van Voorst, Carey should still be able to defeat Hoffa in the fresh elections scheduled for December. But the timing couldn't be worse: Teamsters are gearing up for an agressive membership drive. Charges of corruption aren't the best advertisement...
...Carey, a former UPS driver, the strike by 185,000 Teamsters over issues ranging from the company's pension plan to part-time workers represents a desperate two-front battle. He sorely needs a big win to maintain his political advantage over archrival James Hoffa Jr., son of the notorious Teamster boss who disappeared under mysterious circumstances in 1975. Carey edged Hoffa in the race for the presidency last fall, but Hoffa has jumped on the fund-raising charges to demand a new election. "If Carey loses the strike or is perceived to have lost, his position...
When an election protest was filed by John Murphy, president of a Boston Teamsters local and a supporter of Carey's opponent, Jimmy Hoffa Jr., the couple refused to open their financial records to the federal election officer. Further investigation revealed that the Share Group, which was operating phone banks for the Teamsters, had overbilled the union more than $26,000 but was allowed to keep the money. Last week the fbi attempted to question the couple, but their attorney, William Codinha, said they were "out of town." He contends that Arnold made the contributions without Ansara's knowledge because...
Unlike federal campaign laws, however, which are fuzzy in their application and relatively toothless in their remedies, the Teamster election rules are quite clear: evidence of illegal contributions that might have been decisive in an election requires a rerun. Although Carey beat Hoffa by a razor-thin margin and the Arnold contributions may have financed a crucial last-minute mailing, labor experts suspect that the government, which spent as much as $30 million on the closely monitored election, may be reluctant to act on these charges. Which would leave the Teamsters, along with the American taxpayers, mired in business...
...Colonel Robert Carter, who wanted his draft signed. This week Sotheby's will auction off 1,925 autographed TIME covers that Carter collected until he died in 1975. Through pleading letters, well-placed intermediaries and sheer doggedness, Carter tracked down artists, astronauts, athletes and war criminals--everyone from Jimmy Hoffa to Winston Churchill. "After his retirement, he started collecting very aggressively," says Elizabeth Muller of Sotheby's books and manuscripts department. "It was an ingenious way to collect autographs with something that was relatively inexpensive...