Jimmy Hoffa
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James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa (February 14, 1913 - on or about July 30, 1975) was a noted American labor leader with ties to the Mafia. As the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, Hoffa wielded considerable influence. He is also well-known in popular culture for the mysterious circumstances surrounding his still-unexplained disappearance and presumed death.
Update: Mr. Hoffa still deceased
FBI must justify sealing Hoffa search warrant, judge says
Jimmy Hoffa still dead
The FBI launched a search for the body of former Teamsters President James R. Hoffa Wednesday in an Oakland County farm field after agents from the organized crime squad in Detroit obtained a search warrant from a federal judge Tuesday.
An undisclosed FBI source offered information about Hoffa's whereabouts in recent weeks that was deemed credible and detailed enough to mount a search. FBI Special Agent Dawn Clenney confirmed the search began today with a team of agents and the Bloomfield Township police.
The search is "in connection with the ongoing investigation into James Riddle Hoffa's disappearance. for evidence of criminal activity that may have occurred under prior ownership," Clenney said, reading from a prepared statement. She said it was based on one of numerous leads the FBI has received and declined to say if the search would continue into the night.
The search could take several days.
