Legal Opinion
Local 851 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Thyssen Haniel Logistics, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 30, 2000No. 95 CV 5179PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NICKERSON, District Judge.
In this case, respondents Dennis Yacco and George Quinlan seek cover under the Eleventh Amendment for overseeing the appropriation of $2.5 million in proceeds from a corporation involved in labor racketeering activities with the Luchese organized crime family. Acting outside normal statutory channels and without judicial oversight or formal public notice, Vacco and Quinlan oversaw the distribution of the forfeiture proceeds to some victims of the crime while denying any share to other victims. A substantial share of the forfeiture proceeds appear…
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