FBI lead in Hoffa mystery.Byline: By RYAN PARRY THE FBI could be set to solve an infamous 30-year mystery. Jimmy Hoffa Noun 1. Jimmy Hoffa - United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975) Hoffa, James Riddle Hoffa , the oncepowerful Teamsters union Teamsters Union, U.S. labor union formed in 1903 by the amalgamation of the Team Drivers International Union and the Teamsters National Union. Its full name is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America (IBT). leader whose life featured in a 1992 movie, vanished in 1975 without a trace. But now agents have descended on a small horse farm outside Detroit, Michigan “Detroit” redirects here. For other uses, see Detroit (disambiguation). Detroit (IPA: [dɪˈtʰɹɔɪt]) (French: Détroit, meaning strait , in search of his remains. Police were tipped off about the site and were yesterday seen digging holes in a rural area of Milford Township. The FBI's Terry Booth said: "We're hoping to put this to bed after 30 years," Hoffa was last seen in the Manchus Red Fox restaurant car park in nearby Bloomfield Hills. Friends and relatives had told police Hoffa went there to meet two Mafia members to talk about his intention to regain the leadership of the Teamsters. He had been barred from the trucking union after serving jail time for trying to bribe a person on the grand jury that was investigating the union's connections to the Mob. CAPTION(S): MISSING: Jimmy |
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