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Former Teamsters president Carey dies

Former Teamsters president Ron Carey, who pledged to rid the union of mob corruption but was later forced from leadership in a financial scandal, has died at age 72, his son said Friday.

Carey died at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens Thursday evening of complications from lung cancer, Daniel Carey said in a telephone interview.

After a stint in the Marines, Carey first joined the Teamsters in 1956 while working as a driver for United Parcel Service. He became president of a local union post in New York in 1967 on a platform of challenging corrupt leadership in the organization.
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