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[8] [9] [36] [37] He was also elected a delegate to the Chicago Federation of Labor, the Illinois Federation of Labor, and Teamsters Joint Council of Chicago. [30] [1] Through most of the 1950s Glimco was considered "Chicago's top labor racketeer". [5] One top Chicago Teamsters leader noted in 1954, "He is the mob.
After his release from prison, Shea abandoned his family. In January 1909, he moved to New York City after being hired by a Teamsters local there to help run a strike. He was quickly elected the local's secretary-treasurer. Shea was arrested on April 29, 1909, in connection with a fistfight which occurred during the strike, but was released.
The Jackie Presser indictment scandal was a legal and political scandal which began on June 1, 1984. The scandal erupted after attorneys with the United States Department of Justice initiated a prosecution of Teamsters President Jackie Presser on various charges, including fraud and labor racketeering, only to cease prosecution once it was revealed that Presser had been a criminal informant ...
Teamsters local unions in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana have filed unfair labor practice charges against PepsiCowith the U.S. National Labor Relations Board, the union says.
The watchdog overseeing agencies under Gov. J.B. Pritzker has referred 177 cases to law enforcement in which there was “reasonable cause to believe” a state worker “improperly obtained” a ...
State District Judge Angus Kelly McGinty (R) was arrested because he solicited and accepted bribes in exchange for favorable rulings. He pleaded guilty to a charge of honest services fraud and was given a two-year prison sentence (2015) [302] [303] District Attorney for Cameron County Armando Villalobos (-) convicted of bribery. (2013) [304]
Nearly 200 protesters, including Amazon workers, have begun what they call the biggest-ever strike against the popular digital retailer. With the help of the Teamsters Union, the demonstration in ...
In March 2001, Gampero along with Ray Argentina were charged with racketeering, mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud. [5] On April 11, 2008, Gampero was released from prison. [ 143 ] On July 10, 2017, Gampero was observed by a law enforcement surveillance team meeting with Gambino crime family capo Andrew Campos in the Pelham Bay diner.