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'Top Chef' Extortion Case Will Head To Trial

By Brian Amaral · December 12, 2016, 5:59 PM EST

A federal judge on Monday rejected efforts to dismiss charges against four Boston Teamsters who are accused of illegally pressuring the reality TV show "Top Chef" into hiring unwanted union labor,...

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Case Information

Case Title

Magistrate judge case number:

Case Number

1:15-cr-10300

Court

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

September 29, 2015

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