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Allen Melnick Dorfman (January 6, 1923 – January 20, 1983) was an American insurance agency owner and a consultant to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Central States Pension Fund. He was a close associate of longtime IBT President Jimmy Hoffa and associated with organized crime via the Chicago Outfit .
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Jan 17, 2023 · Allen Dorfman, an insurance salesman with mob ties, was shot dead in 1983 outside a hotel in Lincolnwood. He was facing multiple charges of bribery, extortion and fraud, and the mob feared he might rat them out.
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Sep 6, 2021 · 60-year-old Allen Dorfman was a millionaire insurance executive and a middleman between the Teamsters' top union leaders and Chicago’s mob bosses. He lived a life in the world of crime and knew ...
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Jan 17, 2023 · Allen Dorfman, an insurance salesman with close ties to the Chicago mob, was gunned down outside the old Purple Hyatt Hotel in 1983. He was a target of organized crime figures who feared he might rat-out their higher-ups. The case is still unsolved and has no known suspects.
Sep 5, 2022 · Gary plays one tape allowing the listener to hear Joey Lombardo threaten a casino owner, Morris Shenker, in a demand he pay money to Dorfman because “the people who own Dorfman” do care about this money. The government also heard Dorfman discussing a transfer of power within the Outfit when the boss Joey Doves Aiuppa became so ill with ...