The Nation - News from Aug. 28, 1985

An uncle of Teamster President Jackie Presser, Allen Friedman, who was imprisoned for embezzlement of $165,000, may still decide to accept the government’s offer to dismiss all charges against him rather than to insist on a new trial to clear his name, his lawyer said in Washington. If Friedman sticks to his decision to face a new trial, his defense team might ask a federal judge for permission to seek depositions from a host of government officials, including Presser and Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III, attorney Dennis Levin said. Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported that John Nardi Jr., who pleaded guilty to accepting $109,000 in union payments approved by Presser for a no-show job, will seek to have his conviction overturned.