AFL-CIO / TEAMSTERS (IBT)
Teamsters Closer to Filing Long-Awaited RICO Suit
The Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters are close to filing
a civil suit under the Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations
Act against disgraced ex-boss Ron Carey for his role in the 1996 money-laundering
scandal that ejected him from the union. Other defendants may include the
AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Richard L. Trumka and
Democratic Nat'l Committee for their respective roles in the schemes.
Trumka is alleged to have steered AFL-CIO funds to the Carey campaign;
he took the Fifth when called before federal investigations. Federal prosecutors
have alleged the DNC was also funneling money to Carey. The suit will seek
to recover about $3 million in union funds spent as a result of Carey's
1996 reelection. [Time 12/27/99]
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