Judge Affirms Carey’s Disqualification

A federal judge upheld the disqualification of Teamsters President Ron Carey from seeking reelection. U.S. District Judge David Edelstein in New York affirmed a decision by a court-appointed monitor to bar Carey from running again. He also refused to order a formal hearing Carey requested to attempt to refute charges of illegal fund-raising. Carey was barred from seeking reelection on Nov. 17, after election officer Kenneth Conboy ruled the union president was aware of a plan by aides to divert about $735,000 in union funds to his campaign treasury during the December 1996 race against James P. Hoffa. Carey has denied all the allegations.