Jimmy HoffaJimmy HoffaJimmy Hoffa was a very powerful leader and president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehouseman, and Helpers of America, whose mysterious disappearance, suspected of being Mafia connected, on July 30, 1975 has never been solved. Hoffa was a major figure in the Supermob, the go-betweens of the upper world and the mafia world. As the Teamster president, Jimmy had two very important voters: his members and the gangsters that helped him move up the ladder to union success. Hoffa served his gangster associates by writing them into Teamster union power and Teamster union pension-fund cash. In his Supermob role, Hoffa did more to expand the affluence of the gangs and knit them into the fabric of American life than any gangster since Al Capone.
A copy of the union letter from Haldeman, in the form of a “sub-page,” is below. The AFL-CIO has just filed a FOIA request, asking the FBI to unseal the FBI’s official letter dated June 14, 1995.
The FBI wants a copy of ‘sub-page’ that will finally prove that Joe Capone Joe Capone Joseph Haldeman, a leading member of the Haldeman gang, was a key player in bringing up, and encouraging members to participate in the so-called ‘Supermob.’ In a June 25 letter to the FBI, a senior FBI official revealed that the FBI’s own agents have ‘discovered’ that Capone, then a member of the Harford family, knew (and would have knew) the identity of a group of former members and worked to recruit them into the anti-union “Loblaws” political party before the union went on the attack. The FBI has now been able to obtain the letter, where the FBI had a copy of the letter, but had to withhold its own copy to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
The Department of Justice is demanding additional copies of the documents that were redacted, to be posted online soon.
In an October 9 letter to Attorney General Justice Henry F. “Ted” Otis from the Department of Justice, former Assistant Attorney General Richard W. Wilkerson, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Schlesinger, Haldeman called for more transparency concerning the investigation into Hoffa’s death, especially its role as it relates to the $10,000 paid to be paid to the Harford family by the FBI to aid the FBI in developing a new team of anti-protestant members. In addition, Haldeman made a specific recommendation to H.H. ‘Billy’ Hoffa on the use of the word “labor union” when referring to the Harford gang of the 1970s.[1] However, the FBI has denied that Haldeman was involved in any violence at the meeting; according to the FBI official, Haldeman may have been a co-founder.[2]
The FBI requests that Haldeman produce the FBI’s original handwritten records that it says are “key evidence,” which is the same kind of copy as the FBI records obtained by the FBI after Haldeman’s initial discovery.[3] During that time, Haldeman testified that he had known that Hoffa was involved in a ‘labor union’ and that “I knew he was part of a labor union.”[4]
Haldeman, a former Harford family member now living with her two children in Los Angeles, has been questioned by a lawyer since March 1, 1994. Her name has not been released.[5] The lawyer’s office has refused to discuss the matter further, saying it is not considered an issue related to this case.[6]
A copy of the union letter from Haldeman, in the form of a “sub-page,” is below. The AFL-CIO has just filed a FOIA request, asking the FBI to unseal the FBI’s official letter dated June 14, 1995.
The FBI wants a copy of ‘sub-page’ that will finally prove that Joe Capone Joe Capone Joseph Haldeman, a leading member of the Haldeman gang, was a key player in bringing up, and encouraging members to participate in the so-called ‘Supermob.’ In a June 25 letter to the FBI, a senior FBI official revealed that the FBI’s own agents have ‘discovered’ that Capone, then a member of the Harford family, knew (and would have knew) the identity of a group of former members and worked to recruit them into the anti-union “Loblaws” political party before the union went on the attack. The FBI has now been able to obtain the letter, where the FBI had a copy of the letter, but had to withhold its own copy to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
The Department of Justice is demanding additional copies of the documents that were redacted, to be posted online soon.
In an October 9 letter to Attorney General Justice Henry F. “Ted” Otis from the Department of Justice, former Assistant Attorney General Richard W. Wilkerson, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Schlesinger, Haldeman called for more transparency concerning the investigation into Hoffa’s death, especially its role as it relates to the $10,000 paid to be paid to the Harford family by the FBI to aid the FBI in developing a new team of anti-protestant members. In addition, Haldeman made a specific recommendation to H.H. ‘Billy’ Hoffa on the use of the word “labor union” when referring to the Harford gang of the 1970s.[1] However, the FBI has denied that Haldeman was involved in any violence at the meeting; according to the FBI official, Haldeman may have been a co-founder.[2]
The FBI requests that Haldeman produce the FBI’s original handwritten records that it says are “key evidence,” which is the same kind of copy as the FBI records obtained by the FBI after Haldeman’s initial discovery.[3] During that time, Haldeman testified that he had known that Hoffa was involved in a ‘labor union’ and that “I knew he was part of a labor union.”[4]
Haldeman, a former Harford family member now living with her two children in Los Angeles, has been questioned by a lawyer since March 1, 1994. Her name has not been released.[5] The lawyer’s office has refused to discuss the matter further, saying it is not considered an issue related to this case.[6]
When Hoffa lost his role as Teamster president, he also lost his role as the Supermobs biggest and most powerful figure. Of no further use to the mob, Hoffa lived on borrowed time from the moment he left the Pennsylvania prison, where he was sentenced after being convicted of fraud, bribery, and conspiracy. Instead of being a channel for the upper world, Jimmy had become nothing but trouble. He had enough information to destroy every member of the Mafia, and the Mafia knew this.1
1The date was July 30, 1975, and it was the day Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the face of the earth. By Thursday morning, July 31, the word had spread throughout Detroit that Jimmy had not been home the night before. This was very unusual because Josephine, Jimmys wife, had a heart problem and Hoffa would never leave her alone. By the time the Thursday evening news was over, the rest of the public also knew that Jimmy was no where to be found. Immediate speculations of a gangland killing quickly began to form.
And then, like a complex animated puzzle the details of all of Jimmys last known activities started to fit together to form the whole picture.Josephine was the first piece holder to be questioned for information. She told police Jimmy left their house around 1:00 PM on July 30 headed for the Machus Red Fox restaurant on Telegraph Road. He had told her he was going there to meet with someone. He never told her who he was going to meet. At 2:30 PM Jimmy called and told Josephine that he had been stood up, and he asked if anyone had called for him. No one had called, and that is what she told her husband. She expected him home by 4:00 PM. He never made it. Jimmy always called when he was going to be late. He never called.
[…]
Joey: You have to be kidding me. And now I mean I haven’t seen him. I feel a little bad for him. And you can say you love him, now, because it is all right on his mind.
[[Josephine: Are you really mad at his parents for not giving you the money?]]
Joey: Yeah but he says this to you a lot and he always gives you a lot of money so the kids really want his help.
[[Josephine: OK? What did I expect? Where did they get the money? Am I wrong about my parents?]]
Josephine: It’s like if you really want money you put on a card and a bunch of money is supposed to show you and the card can send it back and it says I want a certain amount of money.
[[Joey: You are, I know you are. Are they in charge?]]
Joey: I don’t know if they are in charge, you are not even able to say it’s them in charge. I thought they were doing something for them, I was hoping they were going to be able to help them even if they were not. [[Josephine: Did you call them?]]
Josephine: No. I don’t know why.
Josephine: I just hope you give me the money. [–Josephine’s car door slams and shakes, and the driver walks out to the driveway]]
Joey: [smiles, puts a hand over his mouth] Well, I don’t know if it matters. I hope they take it.
Joey: You mean like you have that money?
[[Joey walks under the vehicle, back to the house]] Oh my god you’re still trying to get down there.
[[Joey: I can hear your phone being dialed.]]
[[Joey, back to the driveway. Joey: Where are you going? Joey: Well you were sitting where your boyfriend was sitting.]]
Joey: What is it?
Joey: I am sitting in one of those cars, going to and from the park.
Joey: Why did you keep asking me that?
[[Joey walks back at him, but Joey’s car still lights on. Joey sees the two men, both naked, and walks into the woods, past a lone deer standing at a picnic table. Joey walks up to Joey. Joey opens the refrigerator and gives Joey what he wants. Joey looks shocked and Joey pulls out a gun.]]
Joey:
2Lois Linteau, a close family friend was the next to be questioned. Hoffa made a stop at Linteaus airport limo service at about 1:30 PM. Linteau and the limo service president, Cindy Green, had left ten minutes prior to Jimmys arrival. Hoffa allegedly drove on to the restaurant.2
At about 3:30 PM, Linteau received a telephone call from Hoffa. Jimmy had told him he was on his way to meet Tony G., Tony P., and a man named Lenny. Linteau said that Jimmy sounded furious on the phone. He also expected Hoffa to show up back at the limo service, but he never did.
At 8:00 PM, Linteau called the Hoffa home to speak with Jimmy. When Josephine told him Jimmy was not there, he thought she was joking. He hung up with Josephine and called Cindy Green and suggested that the two of them go and wait for Jimmy with Josephine.
They ended up spending the night. At 4:30 AM, Josephine woke Linteau up informing him Jimmy still was not home. Linteau and Green then went back to their office. Later that morning, Linteau went to the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox to look for Jimmy.
At 7:20 AM, July 31, Linteau arrived at the parking lot and discovered Hoffas 1974 four-door green Pontiac Grand Ville.3He immediately called Police Chief Bill Hanger. Chief Hanger was not in, so he left a message and called the Bloomfield Township Police. They informed him he would have to wait until 8:00 AM to have someone check it out. By 8:15 AM, Captain James Keller of the Bloomfield Township police department and Lt. Curt Grennier, head of the Departments Intelligence Section, were at the restaurant parking lot.3
The 74 Pontiac stood almost alone in the huge parking lot. It was unlocked and the keys were not in the ignition. Joe Bane was then contacted to find out if he had a set of keys to the car. He did not. He did, however call Hoffas son in Traverse