Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit August 2, 2000, 99-2293 (William Kinslow v. American Postal Workers Union, Chicago Local)

MANION, Circuit Judge.

The late Tommy Briscoe used his presidency of the Chicago Local of the American Postal Workers Union to facilitate several different criminal schemes, including the embezzlement of Union funds. For obvious reasons, Briscoe and the Union

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secretary Elizabeth Bell didn’t take kindly to Union member William Kinslow’s persistent complaints and inquiries about Union finances.