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http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Three+Charlestown+Men+Arrested+on+Drug+Trafficking+Charges.-a053019517Pair of Charlestown brothers arrested in DEA cocaine sting.
Article from: The Boston Herald | September 23, 1998 | Donlan, Ann E. | Copyright
An ex-con from Charlestown who police believe was reaping the benefits of South Boston drug profits in Mob boss James J. "Whitey" Bulger's absence faces a maximum life sentence on cocaine charges.
Philip J. Myers, 45, a convicted killer and bank robber, will be in U.S. District Court tomorrow on charges he tried to steal and then distribute 6 kilograms of cocaine.
"They were in town," one source said of Myers' presence with South Boston wiseguys in various bars within the last year.
A separate five-count federal indictment charges Myers' brother, Paul F. Myers, and Stephen A. "Buttsy" Carr, with cocaine conspiracy and distribution between October …
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Boston: A probe into Teamsters Local 25 in Boston, investigators are reportedly now probing allegations that Local 25 president George W. Cashman vetoed a plan to kill a member of another union, agreeing instead to have her beaten last month "to send her a message."
Investigators are reportedly probing an Aug. attack on Susan Christy, a snack truck driver on the movie set of "What's the Worst That Could Happen" and a member of the International Association of Theater & Stage Employees.
Allegedly, James P. Flynn, a reputed mobster and ex-con who runs the Charlestown-based Teamsters' movie crew, ordered Christy to quit so Teamster Robert Martini could take over her concession contract prior to the start of filming this summer. When Christy refused, Flynn reportedly threatened that her equipment would be "severely damaged" if she continued to work, investigators have been told.
Flynn -- whose house was searched and whose records were confiscated by federal agents in June -- allegedly told Martini that Christy would have to be "killed" or others would "lose respect" for Flynn. Flynn allegedly selected Martini to do the killing because Martini would be the one to benefit. Martini is an ex-policeman who was removed after being convicted of insurance fraud in 1989.
On August 15, Bartley Small, a Teamster driver on the set, allegedly pulled Christy from her truck by her hair, tossed her against the vehicle, and slapped and scratched her face while the movie was being shot. Christy's truck was allegedly vandalized by Small several times before she was attacked.
Christy is the second IATSE member reportedly beaten for refusing Local 25 demands. During the filming of "Cider House Rules" in 1998, an IATSE technician was brutally assaulted by several Teamsters for refusing to allow Local 25 members to drive his personal van.
Convicted Massachusetts bank robber James McCormack was arrested recently on charges that he plotted to sell cocaine and, along with two friends, kidnapped and beat a former drug dealer in a bid to extort $1 million.
McCormack, while not a Teamster, has strong ties to Charlestown-based IBT Local 25, which is under investigation for allegedly extorting moviemakers who film around New England. McCormack's alleged partner in a cocaine deal is Philip Myers, a Charlestown crime figure and ex teamster turned government informant who has been reportedly aiding the federal probe involving Local 25 and the movie industry.
McCormack was allegedly involved but was never indicted in the trial of five men convicted in a string of bank robberies, including a 1994 armored car heist in Hudson, N.H., in which two guards were killed. Four of the men convicted in the case were members of Local 25 who worked on movie sets.
http://nlpc.org/stories/2002/02/18/indicted-boston-boss-targeted-mob
