Stone would grant Teamster loans to aspiring casino executives, who would, in exchange, give suitcases of some 'skimmed' money to the Mafia. Stone would become a close associate of the Chicago Outfit and the American Mafia, assisting them in running their casinos in Las Vegas. In 1963, he was tried for jury-fixing in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee while his close associate Jimmy Hoffa was convicted at that trial, Stone was acquitted. In 1949, Stone formed the Union Insurance Agency and obtained a contract to provide health and welfare insurance for the Teamsters Central States union.
He enlisted in the US Marine Corps during World War II and was awarded a Silver Star at the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.
He was close associate of IBT president Jimmy Hoffa and was associated with the Chicago Outfit, and he was murdered in 1983.Īndy Stone was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States on 6 January 1923 to a family of working-class Jews. Andy Stone (6 January 1923-20 January 1983) was an insurance agency owner and a consultant to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Central States Pension Fund.
