ocrat , ▁and ▁Robert ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁for ▁dam aging ▁his ▁reputation ▁with ▁accus ations ▁of ▁connections ▁to ▁organized ▁crime . ▁He ▁lost ▁the ▁law suit . ▁ ▁Hoff a ▁disappeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁B uf al ino ▁claimed ▁Hoff a ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁C IA ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁government ▁plot ▁to ▁use ▁M af ia ▁members ▁to ▁assass inate ▁Cub an ▁president ▁F idel ▁Castro . ▁B uf al ino ▁said ▁Hoff a ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁Robert ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁and ▁used ▁surve ill ance ▁expert ▁Bernard ▁Sp ind el ▁to ▁bug ▁Mar il yn ▁Mon roe ' s ▁home ▁to ▁sp y ▁on ▁Kennedy . ▁ ▁Death ▁B uf al ino ▁died ▁of ▁le uk emia ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁at ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Fort ▁La ud erd ale , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Media ▁port ray als ▁B uf al ino ▁is ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Ray ▁Rom ano ▁in ▁Martin ▁Sc ors ese ' s ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁crime ▁film ▁The ▁Irish man . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁access date ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁law y ers ▁Category : American ▁army ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : D ick inson ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i ▁Category