DETROIT -- The head of the FBI's Detroit office said Thursday that no federal charges would be filed in the disappearance 26 years ago of former Teamsters President James R. Hoffa, and he would refer the case in a few months to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office for possible state charges.
Oh no, the end of 'where's Jimmy Hoffa jokes'. Comedy writers start petition to end prosecution.;^)
Fiz hired Chuck Colsen as IBT Genereal Counsel and the deal to slip James R. out of prison (while quietly barring him from the union) was cut. Fitz betrayed James Riddle Hoffa because the boys didn't want Hoffa back as he had begun to toss them from the union and pension funds
Giacalone and Provenzano used that weasel 'Chuckie' to set him up ..... the feds have never tried too hard in this case
there is still animus left over in Justice & FBI from Bobby Kennedy's 'Get Hoffa Squad'.
They tried Hoffa in Mempis and only got him for allegedly tampering with a juror (they rolled a business agent for immuinity)
Key Figures in Hoffa Saga
Friday, September 7, 2001
By The Detroit News, © Copyright 2001
Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano:
The FBI identified Provenzano as a former mob crew leader in the Genovese crime family. Hoffa was to meet Provenzano at the Machus Red Fox restaurant the day he vanished. Provenzano never appeared at the meeting, but allegedly masterminded the Hoffa killing, according to the FBI. Provenzano was convicted in 1978 of murder and extortion in a case unrelated to the Hoffa disappearance and died in prison in 1988 at age 71.
Anthony "Tony Jack" Giacalone:
Detroit mobster Giacalone allegedly arranged the Machus Red Fox meeting. He denied any involvement in the disappearance. In 1976, Giacalone was convicted of income tax evasion and served 10 years in prison. In 1996, he was charged with racketeering, but died last February at age 82 before the case was tried.
Salvatore "Sally Bugs" Briguglio:
Briguglio was one of the FBI's prime suspects in the killing of Hoffa. Briguglio was killed March 21, 1978, as he walked on a street in New York's Little Italy district. Two assassins shot Briguglio, 48, multiple times in the head and chest. No one was arrested for the slaying.
Gabriel Briguglio:
He was a brother of Salvatore and a former vice-president of a New Jersey Teamsters local. The FBI believes he was present when Hoffa was killed, an accusation Gabriel Briguglio denied. He was paroled in 1983 after he served seven years in prison for racketeering and extortion.
Thomas Andretta:
The FBI believes he witnessed Hoffa's killing. A Teamsters business agent, Andretta denied any knowledge of the Hoffa disappearance. He later was sentenced to a 20-year prison term on a racketeering conviction.
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Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano: The FBI identified Provenzano as a former mob crew leader in the Genovese crime family. Hoffa was to meet Provenzano at the Machus Red Fox restaurant the day he vanished. Provenzano never appeared at the meeting, but allegedly masterminded the Hoffa killing, according to the FBI. Provenzano was convicted in 1978 of murder and extortion in a case unrelated to the Hoffa disappearance and died in prison in 1988 at age 71.
Anthony "Tony Jack" Giacalone: Detroit mobster Giacalone allegedly arranged the Machus Red Fox meeting. He denied any involvement in the disappearance. In 1976, Giacalone was convicted of income tax evasion and served 10 years in prison. In 1996, he was charged with racketeering, but died last February at age 82 before the case was tried.
Salvatore "Sally Bugs" Briguglio: Briguglio was one of the FBI's prime suspects in the killing of Hoffa. Briguglio was killed March 21, 1978, as he walked on a street in New York's Little Italy district. Two assassins shot Briguglio, 48, multiple times in the head and chest. No one was arrested for the slaying.
Gabriel Briguglio: He was a brother of Salvatore and a former vice-president of a New Jersey Teamsters local. The FBI believes he was present when Hoffa was killed, an accusation Gabriel Briguglio denied. He was paroled in 1983 after he served seven years in prison for racketeering and extortion.
Thomas Andretta: The FBI believes he witnessed Hoffa's killing. A Teamsters business agent, Andretta denied any knowledge of the Hoffa disappearance. He later was sentenced to a 20-year prison term on a racketeering conviction.
