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A Journal-Bulletin investigation reveals that after the Justice Department moved to seize a corruption-riddled union and throw out its boss, Arthur Coia, the government which had once prepared to allege that Coia had troubling ties to the Mafia, did an about-face and allowed Coia to supervise the cleanup of the union's affairs. The investigation discovered that Coia had built himself into a certified friend of President Clinton through heavy donations to the Democrats, to the Clinton legal fund and to favorite Clinton charities. (Jan. 1; Feb. 2; June 6, 14; July 18, 21, 24, 25, 26; Sept. 22, 24 - 27, 29; Nov. 24; Dec. 20, 1996)