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05-17-2006 10:29 PM |
FBI searchs for Jimmy Hoffa
They are still looking for him?
MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The FBI on Wednesday searched property northwest of Detroit for clues to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, officials said. TV newscasts showed people with shovels and freshly turned dirt at the site.
The Teamsters leader was last seen in July 1975 at a restaurant in Oakland County's Bloomfield Township.
Agent Dawn Clenney, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Detroit, said the bureau was executing a search warrant in Milford Township, about 35 miles from Detroit.
Investigators are looking for "evidence of criminal activity that may have occurred under previous ownership" on the property, Clenney said.
Asked if they were looking for Hoffa's remains, she said, "Could be," but declined to comment further.
A law enforcement source in Washington, D.C., said Wednesday's search was based on information developed several years ago and verified more recently.
There was suspicious activity on the farm the day Hoffa vanished, with a backhoe appearing near a barn, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing.
Organized crime figures had used the area for meetings, but the location was never used again after Hoffa disappeared, the source said.
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