July 26, 2022
A former United Auto Workers secretary and treasurer was sentenced to almost five years in prison on Tuesday in Michigan federal court, after he admitted to embezzling $2.1 million in union funds to fuel his gambling addiction and lavish lifestyle, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
March 28, 2022
A former United Auto Workers local official pled guilty Saturday to money laundering and embezzling $2.2 million in union funds, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
November 10, 2021
The financial secretary-treasurer of a United Auto Workers unit in a Detroit suburb was charged with embezzling more than $2 million from the union, the latest person to be charged in an ongoing criminal investigation into corruption within the union, the U.S. Department of Justice said.