TEAMSTERS
Fifth, Charney, Pleads Guilty in Teamsters Scandal
The lawyer who represented the disgraced and expelled Teamsters President
Ron Carey in his 1996 reelection pled guilty Oct. 1 to one count of conspiracy
for making false statements to a court-appointed officer. It’s the fifth
guilty plea, with one indictment, in the money-laundering scheme which
funneled over $538,000 into Carey’s campaign. Nathaniel Charney, of the
labor law firm of Cohen, Weiss & Simon, admitted in U.S. Dist. Court
in Manhattan to lying to former election officer Barbara Zack Quindel about
contributions and to concealing that two employers had sent his law firm
checks for the Carey campaign. It’s illegal for employers to contribute
to union candidates. Reportedly, Charney vetted contributions to a special
fund that took donations from non-Teamsters. He faces 5 years in prison
and a $250,000 fine. He acknowledged in court that he is cooperating with
prosecutors, which implies that more indictments are likely. [N.Y. Times
10/2/98] For a chart of the Teamsters
money-laundering schemes, visit www.nlpc.org.
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