Charles O'Brien (unionist)
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| Born | December 20, 1933 |
| Died | February 13, 2020 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Labor Union Organizer |
Charles "Chuckie" O'Brien (December 20, 1933 - February 13, 2020)[1] was an American labor union organizer. He was closely linked to International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa. He referred to himself as Hoffa's stepson[2] The FBI indicated that he was a habitual liar.[3] O'Brien was was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the son of Charles Lenton O'Brien and Sylvia Pagano.[4] O'Brien's father died when he was still an infant. [5] In 1957, he became special assistant to Hoffa. [6]. He was extremely loyal to Hoffa. Hoffa was convictied for jury tampering which was upheld by the Supreme Court.[7] In 1966, after Hoffa went to prison, for jury tampering Frank Fitzsimons took over the Teamsters as temporary president. Before Hoffa's disappearance, new Teamsters President Frank Fitzsimmons "exiled" O'Brien to Alaska. [8] He spent just four days there. [9].
On the day of Hoffa's disappearance O'Brien was seeing driving the car of Anthony Giacalone's son. [10]. O'Brien was close to and referred to him as "Uncle Tony."[11] In August 1975, he was questioned by federal agents in regards to Hoffa's disappearance. [12] . In 1978 he was an official with Teamsters Local 299 in Detroit. [13]
In 2001, he was asked to take a polygraph during an investigation into the disappearance of Hoffa but refused.[14] He died of an apparent heart attack in 2020.[15][16]
Personal life
O'Brien was the stepfather to United States Department of Justice official Jack Goldsmith. O'Brien and Goldsmith's mother divorced in 1987.[17]
In film
O'Brien is portrayed by Jesse Plemons in the 2019 film The Irishman, which was directed by Martin Scorsese. He called the film "one of the greatest fake movies." [18]
References
- ↑ https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/charles-lenton-obrien-rip
- ↑ https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/02/13/chuckie-obrien-jimmy-hoffa-foster-son/4756652002/
- ↑ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6548442-The-FBI-Hoffex-Memorandum
- ↑ Goldsmith, Jack (2019). In Hoffa's Shadow. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. p. 26.
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/13/archives/the-hoffa-puzzle-pieces-still-dont-fit.html
- ↑ https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/charles-lenton-obrien-rip
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1966/12/13/archives/hoffa-conviction-upheld-in-jury-tampering-case-hoffa-conviction.html
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/13/archives/the-hoffa-puzzle-pieces-still-dont-fit.html
- ↑ Goldsmith (2019). Goldsmith. p. 200.
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/26/archives/key-theory-in-hoffa-case-is-still-lacking-evidence.html?searchResultPosition=1
- ↑ https://nypost.com/2001/09/08/teamster-friendship-ended-in-dis-union/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/07/archives/hoffas-foster-son-turns-up-in-detroit-and-is-questioned.html
- ↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/08/30/FBI-report-says-Giacalone-tried-to-shake-down-Fitzsimmons/5608651988800/
- ↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/09/10/OBrien-No-to-lie-test-on-Hoffa/4641000094400/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/14/us/charles-obrien-dead.html
- ↑ https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/02/13/chuckie-obrien-jimmy-hoffa-foster-son/4756652002/
- ↑ Goldsmith (2019). Goldsmith. p. 255.
- ↑ https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a30397080/irishman-chuckie-obrien-true-story/
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