Dems stand behind the Teamsters

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http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_politics/2015/10/dems_stand_behind_the_teamsters



KING A STAND: In a press release this week announcing the indictments of five members of the Teamsters Local 25 on extortion charges, U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz, shown, said ‘this kind of conduct reflects poorly on our city.’

Dems stand behind the Teamsters
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Matt Stout

U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz’s extortion case against five Teamsters has pitted her against Democratic leaders, who are rallying to the union’s defense and taking issue with her contention that the alleged strong-arming “reflects poorly” on the Hub.

“I couldn’t disagree with that more,” U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano said yesterday. “Every city, every group has bad actors in it — including the U.S. Attorney’s Office, I might add. Anybody who paints that kind of broad brush is making a humongous mistake.

“You may have seen a recent movie lately that involves some people in the U.S. Attorney’s Office that didn’t do the right thing in Boston,” he added, referring to “Black Mass,” which tells of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger’s unholy alliance with the FBI.

Ortiz’s office declined to address Capuano’s comments.