FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 11, 1999
CONTACT: Dan Rene, 703-847-3088 or drene@nlpc.org
WHAT
The long awaited union corruption trial of ex-Teamsters political director
William W. Hamilton is scheduled to begin tomorrow in Manhattan.
However, there is a possibility that the trial may be postponed
one week.
In the 1996 Teamsters election, Hamilton, Ron Carey’s aide allegedly
assisted three confessed criminals in laundering union funds into Carey’s
campaign.
Ken Boehm, National Legal and Policy Center Chairman will be available for expert analysis and comment throughout the Hamilton trial.
WHY NLPC
NLPC sponsors the Organized Labor Accountability
Project which is investigating and exposing corruption in the Teamsters,
LIUNA, HERE, AFL-CIO and other labor organizations. NLPC publishes
Union Corruption Update, a fortnightly
newsletter.
FREE CHART
A copy of NLPC’s Teamster Money Laundering
Schemes flowchart is attached.
CONTACT
For questions or interviews with NLPC’s Ken Boehm, please contact
Dan Rene at (703) 847-3088.
NLPC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation promoting ethics and accountability
in government through research, education and legal action.
Organized Labor Accountability Project