TEAMSTERS
Carey Fundraiser, Blitz, fined $2K
Charles Blitz, liberal campaign fundraiser, was sentenced Dec. 2 to
two years probation and fined $2,000. Blitz pled guilty Aug. 17 in U.S.
Dist. Court to lying to a court-appointed monitor about the money-laundering
schemes that ruined ex-Teamsters president Ron Carey. Blitz was the fourth
to plead guilty but the first to be sentenced in the case. Blitz faced
5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. [BNA 12/3/98]
According to court records, the scheme, of which Blitz was a part, illegally
raised $110,000 and $75,000 for "Teamsters for a Corruption Free Union"
from the liberal Citizen Action and Project Vote, respectively. In return,
the Teamsters "donated" $475,000 to Citizen Action and $175,000 to Project
Vote. An additional $85,000 to the Nat. Cou. of Senior Citizens garnered
$42,500 for Carey. The $227,500 covered Carey's direct mail expenses. (Chart
of Scheme)
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