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Biography

Name: James R. Hoffa
Variant Name: Jimmy Hoffa
Birth Date: February 14, 1913
Death Date: July 30, c. 1975
Place of Birth: Brazil, Indiana, United States
Place of Death: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: labor union leader

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Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1975") was the leader of the largest union in the United States, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He was zealous in his support of the Teamsters, often facing conflicts with law enforcement and union leadership. His...
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For four decades, James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa helped forge one of the nation's strongest unions. As president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957 to 1971, Hoffa became a household name synonymous with the new might of unions in the...


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Jimmy Hoffa February 13, 1913 Last seen July 30, 1975 Racketeer and Gambler Labor leader Jimmy Hoffa had a mutually beneficial, but unethical, relationship with the Mafia (Italian organized crime). He escaped fraud charges only to be convicted of jury...
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James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa (February 14, 1913 - probably died July-early August, 1975, exact date of death unknown) was an American labor leader and criminal convict. As the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from the mid-1950s to...


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Airline Scraps Online 'Hoffa' Game
7/19/2006: 266 words, approx. 1 pages
An online game that poked fun at the FBI's hunt for Jimmy Hoffa's remains was shut down after a Florida-based discount airline received dozens of complaints from customers who felt the flight promotion was distasteful. Spirit Airlines launched "The Hunt...
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FBI director: Hoffa case will be solved
12/12/2006: 252 words, approx. 1 pages
FBI Director Robert Mueller said Tuesday the decades-old disappearance of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa will eventually be solved.Mueller spoke during a question-and-answer session with reporters at the FBI's Detroit office, months after an expensive search at a southeastern Michigan horse farm turned up nothing."We have...
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Feds pay for Mich. barn in Hoffa search
4/4/2007: 271 words, approx. 1 pages
The Justice Department paid $225,000 to hire excavators and replace a barn last summer in the unsuccessful search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains, records show.The FBI was criticized for its costly two-week dig last May at the Hidden Dreams Farm, 30 miles northwest of Detroit. It...
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Paul McCartney linked to NYC woman
11/7/2007: 308 words, approx. 1 pages
Paul McCartney, who is in the midst of a bitter divorce from his second wife, has been photographed kissing another woman in the Hamptons.The encounter between McCartney, 65, and Nancy Shevell, 47, a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, was last weekend, according to...
 


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