FBI brokers strolling into the house of United Auto Staff President Gary Jones after eradicating supplies from the placement on Wednesday, Aug. 28,
FBI brokers strolling into the house of United Auto Staff President Gary Jones after eradicating supplies from the placement on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.
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DETROIT – The scope of an ongoing federal corruption probe into the United Auto Staff continues to widen because the union makes an attempt to solidify new labor contracts with the Detroit automakers.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged Edward Robinson, a union official with ties to UAW President Gary Jones, with conspiracy to embezzle union funds and conspiracy to defraud the US. Each are felonies punishable by as much as 5 years in jail.
Robinson, who lead a regional UAW neighborhood motion program council the place Jones served as director, is accused of conspiring with union leaders to “embezzle, steal, and unlawfully and willfully summary” greater than $1.5 million in money and belongings for private acquire to gasoline “lavish life,” in accordance with a brand new legal submitting.
Jones and his predecessor, UAW President Dennis Williams, have been focused by federal officers as a part of the investigation, including raids on their homes in August, however haven’t been charged with any crimes. The Detroit Information on Thursday, citing unnamed sources, recognized each males as being unnamed co-conspirators within the submitting that outlined the costs in opposition to Robinson.
The UAW didn’t instantly reply to…