corruption has been trumpeted by the incumbent IBT officers, the very abuses of power, they were elected to eliminate continued unabated.

We desperately need your intervention, Mr. Chairman, to focus the spotlight on the corruption and the failures on the part of the International Union's Officers and the Government's monitors to halt the wholesale violations of member's rights and to restore democracy to the members of the Union. Mr. Chairman, I am a lifelong Democrat and I need your help.

This is just one small window on the trashing of the IBT Constitution and wholesale violation of ERISA that have been rampant since 1994. It is time for the government's investigators to permanently remove the rose colored tint from the magnifying glass.

Thank you, for your time

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