Williams and four others convicted in Chicago union case
Field News Service reports that Roy L. Williams and four co defendants were found guilty on all counts after a 26 hour jury deliberation. The trial centered on alleged schemes linked to a Las Vegas bid for a 5.8 acre lot and attempts to stall trucking deregulation in exchange for political favors.
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Chicago
Teamsters Union
Roy L. Williams
Ing
Bete Son
Cannon
Las Vegas
Teamsters Union President Roy Williams Convicted in Bribery Case
In Chicago U.S. District Court, Teamsters President Roy Williams and four others were convicted of bribery conspiracy. Prosecutors traced wiretaps from a Nevada casino fund named Wonderworld to a scheme involving Senator Cannon and a cover story about casinos. The case followed Williams' 1981 succession to the Teamsters presidency amid ongoing investigations.
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Chicago
Teamsters Union
Roy L. Williams
U.S. District Court
U.S
James Bee Eee M. Dorfman
Parsons
Dorfman
Nevada
FBI
Cause
Williams
Frank Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Profiles of three men convicted in Cannon bribe case
UPI reports profiles of Roy Williams, Allen Dorfman, and a third man linked to the Cannon bribery trial. Williams, 67, longtime Teamsters leader, was involved in union leadership and World War II service. Dorfman, 59, controlled pension fund assets and ties to organized crime, linked to bids in crime syndicate schemes.
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Chicago
UPI
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Roy Williams
Leeton
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Chauffeurs
Helpers of America
Frank Fitzsimmons
Williams
Iowa
Missouri
Teamsters
Rae Cesar Ogee
Vray Eghan
Wichita
Kan
Central Conference of Teamsters
Allen Dorfman
Deerfield
Ce Ee
Jimmy Hoffa
Derfman
Prop Crime Syndicate
Lombardo
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Field News Service
Cannon Group
Victor Palmieri & Co
U.S. Labor Department
Allen Glick
Palmieri
Dorfman, Lombardo
O’malley and
ERS Union
Roy Wiliaa
Teamster
Wonderworld
Senate Commerce Committee
Joseph
Joey the Clown
Union
William Webbe
WATS
Billion Dollar Teamsters
Central States
Southeast
Southwest Areas
Pension Fund
Revenue Service
Amalgamated Insurance
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