Carey is only the latest Teamster leader to run afoul of the law.

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"I'm a Democrat, I'm a Teamster and I'm an Alaskan, " Hood said.

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Kennedy and his snarling little brother Bobby made political "ruthlessness, " unrestrained campaign spending, Teamster support and Mayor Richard Daley's vote-counting techniques into virtues.

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Between 1976 and 1986, some 200 Teamster officials were prosecuted.

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More than that, they allegedly persuaded Mr Carey to contribute Teamster funds to Democratic election efforts, and then encouraged their friends to fill Mr Carey's own election coffers in return.

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Three consecutive Teamster presidents in the 1980s were indicted.

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