Word: mobbed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tagged the "most controlled" by the Mafia, notably by New York City's Genovese family. Four of the union's past seven presidents have been indicted on criminal charges; three of them (Dave Beck, James R. Hoffa and Roy Williams) went to prison. "The Teamsters are probably the most Mob-controlled union in the country's history," says Joseph Coffey, a top investigator at the New York State Organized Crime Task Force. "And they could still tie the nation up in knots if they wanted...
Critics, however, insist that Carey stood by while his own local was infiltrated by the Mob. His secretary-treasurer, John Long, was convicted in 1988 for embezzlement (the conviction was reversed on procedural grounds). Carey says he did nothing wrong, but the scandal has raised questions about his ability to monitor underlings. Last month a major reform group, Teamsters for a Democratic Union, was censured for making illegal contributions to Carey's campaign...
Hoffa's father may have been a crook, but he looked out for the members' interests (and paychecks) like no Teamster president who followed him. He died, most federal agents believe, because he finally stood up to the Mob after years of acquiescing. "When Jimmy Jr. walks out on that floor, there will be a revival that only his father could command," says an FBI agent who is close to the scene. "Just the mention of his charismatic name may generate a groundswell of support...
Hoffa's son has pledged to root out the Mob, and his attacks on the current Teamster leadership have been fiery. But last week Hoffa sounded highly conciliatory as he pondered whether he will have to grovel for support from the Durham or Shea camps for a rules change to allow him to run. "Everyone's heart is in the right place," Hoffa says now about his opponents, sounding more and more like the consummate politician his father...
...thing that deeply troubles reformers about Hoffa is his unwillingness to accept the evidence that his father was Mob-tied, an impediment that raises questions about his ability to see the enemy. "I think Jimmy Jr. is the best man for this union," says Daniel Sullivan, a union official and a source on the Mafia for the FBI. "But the evidence on his father is overwhelming. He knew how to say no to the Mob, but he just should have started doing it sooner." Hoffa admits that "my father knew some of these guys ((mobsters)). But I don't accept...