Power and Greed: Inside the Teamsters Empire of Corruption

Friedman, Allen; Schwarz, Ted

ISBN 10: 0531151050 ISBN 13: 9780531151051

Publisher: Franklin Watts, 1989

Synopsis

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From Publishers Weekly:

Friedman, a former Teamsters' boss who was imprisoned for embezzlement, was a self-styled "slugger," con man, arsonist and, on the face of it, is now an unregenerate ex-criminal. This tough-talking "as told to," written with Schwarz, author of Delorean , is a self-glorifying expose of the Teamsters' union, its internal power struggles and reported ties to the Mafia. Friedman maintains that in 1980 he gave Edwin Meese a suitcase filled with money for Ronald Reagan; he boasts of the Teamsters' domination of White House labor policy under Reagan; he discloses that the mob had a death contract out on his nephew, Jackie Presser, who died of cancer in 1988. He admires Jimmy Hoffa's "charisma" and reports on extortion rackets, car bombs, gambling, gun-running to Cuba and various scams while intermittently asserting that he is a friend of the union rank-and-file. 50,000 first printing; $75,000 ad/promo.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

With the help of writer Schwarz, Friedman provides an inside look at the Teamsters. Friedman, brother in-law of Bill Presser, worked with Bill and Jackie Presser to help form the Teamsters in the 1950s. If you believe that the Teamsters union has been synonomous with violence and corruption, this book will reinforce that belief. The book is chronologically disjointed and provides a litany of names and their associated crimes, which will leave many readers wondering who is who among the vast array of characters. There is little analysis but much description of arson, bombings, theft, and scams. Not recommended.
- Jane M. Kathman, Coll . of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0531151050
• ISBN 13: 9780531151051
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284