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MR. CONNERTON: That's correct. MR. HARMON: And was this amount that you received in that suit in excess of the salary to which you are entitled as general counsel? MR. CONNERTON: There were a number of suits, Mr. Harmon, and the award, yes -- in two of these matters counsel received substantial fee awards from the Court. HR. HARMON: Substantial -- by substantial - MR. CONNERTON: After obtaining approximately $550 million in backpay awards for postal workers. MR. HARMON: What was the extent of these substantial fees that you described? particular time. MR. CONNERTON: I really don't recall at this MR. HARMON: Approximately. MR. CONNERTON: I really don't even recall that. I could give you a range, and I would be glad to provide the Commission with the precise figures, including precisely what I received. MR. HARMON: Perhaps you can give us your best recollection as of this point in time. MR. CONNERTON: In all of the cases? I would say in the range of $10 million. 397
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APRIL 24. III e ••••••
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The President's commission on organ
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Weill also present a case study of
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speoific circumstances with them, w
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MR. HARMON; Well, they were linked
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PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON ORGANIZED
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and the public for destructive and
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hundred locals are heavily influenc
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with nylon rope and repeatedly stab
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MR. ETO: Yes. MR. RYAN: The structu
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MR. RYAN: What office does he hold?
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not pay me -- if he did not pay me,
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MR. RYAN: Did you report to Vincent
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I told him that I pleaded stipulate
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9th did you receive a call from Joe
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cial? MR. ETO: Yes. I-iR. RYAN: Is
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witness. MR. HARMON: Mr. Chairman,
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eport to Vincent Solano, the presid
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1983, to compel the attendance and
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in his statement are virtually the
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charges of a Grand Jury investigati
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Local I in Chicago? same grounds. M
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same grounds. MR. RYAN: Are you fam
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the construction of the building an
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construction of a building from the
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equest that he not be required to t
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that would normally perform that fu
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something? COMMISSIONER METHVIN: Di
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consideration on the job site. that
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ACTING CHAIRMAN SKINNER: The aftern
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member of the local, as a field rep
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So he asked me to go in and clean t
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worked until they was ready to drop
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epresentatives of the Laborers? MR.
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occurred in 1981 and Mr. Fosco was
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MR. FOSCO: General President of the
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I'lR. FOSCO: I exercise my rights u
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of the record. And you should advis
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MR. HARMON: Are you prepared, Mr. C
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Mr. Ryan will handle the questionin
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MR. RYAN: When you responded to thi
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other people there. A leader of the
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snapped open. Several TDU members w
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Hitt? MR. HITT: Yes, they did. MR.
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his client to exercise his constitu
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"Same answer." MR. QUILLEN: On the
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him. to organized crime? MR. HARMON
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Local l07? MR. RISPO: No, sir. MR.
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soma people in Philadelphia -- ther
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And then a couple of years later th
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Coca-Cola, Spiegel's, J.C. Penney s
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other words, whatever the drivers e
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said he would call Williams? MR. RI
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ackground when he was doing his bus
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corporations. during the mid '70s?
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I went down to the bar to talk to S
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company. The drivers -- basically w
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did enforce the contract, that hold
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So the guy lost everything. Now tha
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victed of homicide? MR. RISPO: You
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MR. RYAN: Very recently? MR. SOLOMO
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MR. SOLOMON: Yes. MR. RYAN: Were th
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period? MR. SOLOMON: Yes, sir. MR.
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figures as in the past? MR. SOLOMON
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ACTING CHAIRMAN SKINNER: I guess --
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they should be provided 48 hours in
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or individuals involved in those en
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and'also with the investigation whi
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as a corporation to ensure that you
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MR. CLIMACO: Mr. Chairman, excuse m
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MR. PRESSER: Mr. Chairman, on the a
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ACTING CHAIRMAN SKINNER: Just a mom
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excused until tomorrow morning at 9
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Trustees unquestioningly paid milli
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Teamsters, was that a cost plus con
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ACTING CHAIRMAN SKINNER: This morni
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MR. RYANI Mr. Schaffler, would you
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Lasky. Has he been convicted, Geral
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I have no doubt that we could have
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Page 391 and 392: ought out? MR. HARMON: Will Daniel
Page 393: labor union? MR. CUNNINGHAM: Yes. M
Page 397: MR. CUNNINGHAM: Well, that wasn't n
Page 400 and 401: MR. HARMON: Every union has a right
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Page 406: persons by the name of Ruben Gonzal
Page 411: MR. CUNNINGHAM: No, none at all. MR
Page 415 and 416: MR. CUNNINGHAM: Primarily, yes, in
Page 417: ACTING CHAIRMAN SKINNER: Seeing no
Page 420: MR. CONNERTON: I am the chairman of
Page 423: that law firm? firm. that law firm?
Page 430: I could be off. MR. HARMON: Now, Mr
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Page 459: prosecutions. And the statement is
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conclusion has some strong basis in
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have used union benefit funds as pe
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MR. WALSH: Approximately 80 percent
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MR. RYAN: Were you ever involved wi
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usiness. don't know. DR. AII)SSA: I
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in that process? for his companies?
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Hillsborough, Illinois. Paramount I
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MR. RYAN: After the termination of
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MR. MADDEN: Yes, sir. MR. RYAN: For
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MR. RYAN: That's right. Do you reco
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day, did he? MR. MADDEN: Yes, sir.
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MR. SERPICO: Yes, I am. MR. RYAN: L
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to be a fact? MR. RYAN: But it does
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crime in that union? MR. SERPICO: I
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up on the same streocwith him. MR.
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see him in two or three months. MR.
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MR. RYAN: Have you ever heard that
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Serpico, that Cantazaro was getting
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ACTING CHAIRMAN SKINNER: The Commis
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factor or control within the indust
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DoUg, look, you know what life is a
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ago he was on our side. Ya know (in
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the other. claiming 813. THOMAR RON
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would more courage, maybe five migh
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"EMEDIO FAZZINI: I'm sorry to say I
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operated this way since the '50s. T
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ulletproof. tryin' to do that. bull
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each. The cost to the consumers is
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FBI against the heads of the variou
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'record, please? -----------_ .. _-
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worked for Terminal Transport. And
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MR. RYAN: Did you win it on behalf
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publicly. We sent invitations to 15
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Finally, we have at times kept our
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missioner Manuel, ACTING CHAIRMAN S
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asset at the time that those convic
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ecause of the fact that he had been
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eal problem. And we felt that we ha
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cooperation, Mr. Ptawart. It's seld
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CONCLUSION The testimony in this re
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Preceding page blank Prepared state
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PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON ORGANIZED
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agreement/ arrangement/ combination
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was -the first CPA to ever hold tha
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the United states Senate Permanent
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e more timely enforcement. In my ju
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11. The murder of Walter Glockner a
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(1961) and Walter Glockner (1963) a
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Whether that ultimate objective wil
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Honorable Irving R. Kaufman April 2
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Former Chicago organized crime asso
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Chart depicts the organization of t
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Acting Commission. Chairman Samuel
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Ohio Teamster official Wendell Quil
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Teamster President Jackie Presser i
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Jeffrey Schaffler, a Department of
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Commission Investigator Jack Walsh
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John Serpico, International Vice Pr
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George Lebr, Executive Director of
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