On July 30, 1975, Jimmy Hoffa, the former president of the Teamsters Union, disappeared. But even though his physical remains are missing, Hoffa lives on in our collective cultural consciousness.

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He maintained deep mafia ties throughout his tenure as president of the Teamsters and was convicted of bribery, conspiracy, mail fraud, and a slew of other charges in 1967.

The TEAMSTERS UNION, officially the Intl. Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen, & Helpers, is one of the largest and most powerful labor unions operating in Cleveland. Organized locally in ...

Read why Hoffa, who was the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957 until 1971, disappeared suddenly in 1975. In 1981, he was officially declared dead.

The Lucchese Family is one of the notorious “five families” of the Italian-American Mafia, each with its own territory, set up to control criminal activities in New York City.

Brandt's work of narrative nonfiction told the life story of hulking, 6-foot-4-inch World War II veteran "Big Frank" Sheeran, the former president of Teamsters Local 326 in Wilmington in the '60s ...

The seventh and final episode of "My Cousin Augie" is out. Here are four highlights from the investigative podcast about the Milwaukee Mafia.

It was 49 years ago this week that the former Teamsters union leader, Jimmy Hoffa, vanished without a trace, and the Hoffa riddle is a befitting title for the anniversary week of his disappearance.

Note: This story was originally published July 30, 2015, the 40th anniversary of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance and has been updated. Forty years ago today, former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa ...

Teamsters president Jackie Presser had been an FBI informant from 1974 until his death in 1988. He became president of the union in 1983, with backing from the mafia.

Kansas City mafia loved to eat at this Italian restaurant. Until the FBI bugged it By Jenna Thompson May 20, 2024 5:30 AM ...