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Case Number:

1:15-cr-10300

Court:

Massachusetts

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  1. July 25, 2017

    Judge Limits Evidence Against Teamsters In 'Top Chef' Case

    A federal judge in Boston said Tuesday morning that he was going to limit some evidence in an upcoming trial against Teamsters accused of roughing up a "Top Chef" television crew — including by slashing tires, bending a car antenna and turning off a generator. 

  2. January 26, 2017

    Trial Set In Teamster 'Top Chef' Extortion Case

    Four Boston-area Teamsters are set for a July 31 trial on charges that they strong-armed a "Top Chef" television crew into hiring unwanted union labor.

  3. December 19, 2016

    Boston Teamsters Want Answers From 'Top Chef' GC

    Boston union members accused of strong-arming a "Top Chef" television crew at a violent picket told a federal judge Monday that the show's general counsel may be using "sham" representation of witnesses to derail their defense.

  4. December 15, 2016

    Teamster Gets Probation In 'Top Chef' Extortion Case

    A former Boston Teamster who pled guilty to attempted extortion of a "Top Chef" television crew was sentenced to six months of house arrest Thursday.

  5. December 12, 2016

    'Top Chef' Extortion Case Will Head To Trial

    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, finding that complicated questions of intent stemming from a violent picket were best left to a jury.

  6. September 15, 2016

    Teamster Enters Guilty Plea In 'Top Chef' Extortion Case

    A Boston Teamster entered a guilty plea in Boston federal court Thursday on a count of attempted extortion of a "Top Chef" television crew, which would spare him jail time if the judge accepts it.

  7. June 22, 2016

    No Reason To Fear Teamsters In Extortion Case, Judge Told

    The Boston Teamsters accused of strong-arming a "Top Chef" television crew for not hiring union labor are middle-aged men with health problems, not a threat to witnesses in an ongoing extortion case, the union's lawyers told a federal magistrate judge on Wednesday.