Labor Leader Jimmy Hoffa

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This paper explains that, in his lifetime, Jimmy Hoffa was described as the most powerful man next to the President of the U.S. because of his influence in the union and America's crime organizations; therefore, it appears odd that a man of such wealth and power, who shaped the labor unions of America, would all of a sudden just vanish. The author points out that the day after Hoffa's disappearance, his green 1974 Pontiac Grand Ville was found unlocked in the restaurant parking lot with no signs of foul play; the question of who did it is not clear because so many men wanted him dead. The paper concludes that, now after 30 years, with all of the men who were involved or knew about this great mystery dead, either through gruesome deaths or natural causes; the FBI has given up on the case, which most likely will forever remain a mystery.

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"Later Hoffa was arrested for jury tampering, a charge that landed him in jail for several years, leaving Frank Fitzsimmons as his successor. The mafia liked Frank Fitzsimmons better than Hoffa because he gave the mob whatever they wanted. After four and a half years in jail, Hoffa was pardoned by President Richard Nixon in 1971. Hoffa came out as the good guy and began trying to take back the union he had single handedly built. Hoffa became a loose cannon by shooting his mouth off about the mafia and how if he got back in, he was going to kick Fitzsimmons and the mafia out. It appeared that everyone knew how dangerous this situation was, except for Hoffa. While Hoffa claimed he was going to stop the pension fund from being used for the Mafia's own personal bank. Hoffa was still a hero to the workers he represented, the real leadership in the Teamsters union would be just as happy to have him on ice."

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