Jury Selection Begins In Stout Case

By Gary Cohn, Inquirer Staff Writer
Posted: April 03, 1990

The jury selection process began yesterday in the U.S. District Court trial of Earl Stout, the former labor leader who is charged with stealing nearly $1 million from the municipal-workers' union he headed for 13 years.

A pool of potential jurors filled out questionnaires, but no jurors were selected.

The questionnaires sought information on the potential jurors' backgrounds and beliefs and asked whether they personally knew Stout, his three co- defendants or any of the possible witnesses in the case.

Stout, 67, is the former president of District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. He is charged with one count of racketeering, one count of conspiracy to commit theft, nine counts of theft from programs receiving federal funds and 33 counts of mail fraud.

Stout's lawyer has said that the government does not appear to have any evidence that Stout stole money.

Prosecutors had identified 70 people they might call as witnesses during the trial, including numerous present and former union officials. Yesterday they named another potential witness, Charles S. Kravitz, who owned and operated a Bucks County company that during the Stout years administered a dental plan for union members.

Jury selection is scheduled to resume this morning.

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