Appeals Master to Rule on Hoffa

February 11, 1999 2:10 PM, EST

The fate of James P. Hoffa is in the hands of an election appeals master.

Kenneth Conboy, a retired federal judge, heard appeals this week from challenger Tom Leedham and representatives of the Teamsters for a Democratic Union to block Hoffa’s election as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

During a telephone conference call, Leedham and TDU officials argued to Conboy that Hoffa received illegal campaign contributions and tolerated wrongdoing by members of his campaign slate.

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