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Where in the World Is Jose Rivera?

New Bronx Democratic Boss Lied About Residences

Comments (0) By Tom Robbins Tuesday, Mar 12 2002
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Rivera, however, has never made any bones about his hardscrabble background. He was a steel worker and later a carpenter and founded a group called United Tremont Trades that tried to place blacks and Latinos in construction jobs. The organization made him some odd friends, however. In 1982, Rivera sent a federal judge a ringing character endorsement for Vincent DiNapoli, a top figure in the Genovese crime family and convicted racketeer who owned several construction firms.

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