July 25, 2017
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.
January 26, 2017
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.
December 19, 2016
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.
December 15, 2016
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.
December 12, 2016
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.
September 15, 2016
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.
June 22, 2016
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.