TEAMSTERS
Hoffa May Sue Carey Under RICO
Teamsters president-elect James P. Hoffa is weighing a $1 million civil
racketeering lawsuit against his ousted predecessor, Ron Carey to recover
allegedly embezzled funds by Carey’s 1996 campaign. A RICO suit could also
disclose how involved Clinton/Gore ‘96 was in a money-laundering scheme
that involved donations to Carey’s campaign in return for union contributions
to the Democratic party and liberal groups. Hoffa also may find what duties
Charles F.C. Ruff, currently White House chief counsel and one of Bill
Clinton’s chief defenders in the impeachment proceedings, performed for
the Teamsters in 1993. [Detroit News 12/15/98 & WashingtonTimes
12/18/98]
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