Beck, David (Dave)

US labor leader

1894 - Born on the 20th of June in Stockton, California.

1952-1957 - President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

1957 - Called to testify before the US Senate Anti-Racketeering Committee and questioned about misappropriation of funds.

He was received a three year sentence in a Washington state court for stealing $1900 from the union.

1959 - Convicted in federal court of income tax evasion.

1962 - He went to prison and was paroled in 1964.

1975 - Pardoned by US President Gerald Ford.

1993 - David Beck died on the 26th of December.