Mr. Vitale, 66, said the charges of mob influence were ridiculous.

Nevertheless, an immediate trusteeship was sought to eliminate mob influence in the union.

The move also follows the Giuliani administration's aggressive campaign against mob influence at the market.

The Government agreed to finance the 1996 election as part of its long-standing effort to make the teamsters' union more democratic and eliminate mob influence.

Mr. Brown added: "Without a doubt all the mob influence is gone.

It was Luciano's goal at the conference to regain his mob influence, using Cuba as a base.

Charges of mob influence and political corruption are nothing new in this blue-collar town, where Al Capone once lived.

The unions at the center were also plagued by mob influence, investigators said.

The city, after all, has a long and colorful history of mob influence and public corruption.

The show covered many issues, but Duggan continued his attacks on alleged mob influence in boxing.