Aug. 4: U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White told the U.S. District Court in Manhattan that Congress allowed the Justice Department to spend $4 million of the $8.4 million estimated cost on the rerun election. [BNA 08/05/98]
Aug. 3: Teamsters presidential candidate and Carey supporter, Tom Leedham accused Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) of using his Congressional investigation into the Teamsters scandal to aid rival candidate James P. Hoffa. Hoekstra’s spokesman said it was “ridiculous.” [BNA 08/04/98]
Jul. 27: Ron Carey, who was elected in 1991 with a motto “no corruption, no excuses, no exceptions,” was permanently expelled from the union almost a year after revelations of his 1996 campaign’s schemes that funneled over $538,000. The court-appointed Independent Review Board also expelled disgraced Teamsters political director William W. Hamilton who has been indicted for his role in the scandal. [Wash. Times 07/28/98]
Jul. 24: Teamsters Vice President Aaron Belk’s testimony before Hoekstra’s committee appeared to contradict White House Counsel Charles F. C. Ruff’s sworn statement that he had been hired to serve “as counsel to the [Teamsters’] Ethical Practices Committee.” At question is $262,000 the union paid Ruff and $175,000 he passed to Jack Palladino a private eye who quashed “bimbo eruptions” for Bill Clinton in the 1992 campaign. [Wash. Times 07/25/98]
