A federal watchdog tasked with reforming the United Auto Workers is reviewing secret government files related to an ongoing criminal investigation and is expected to meet with convicted former union President Gary Jones, who is angling for a reduced prison sentence.

U.S. Magistrate Judge David Grand has given Barofsky access to sealed federal search warrant records involving raids at Michigan locations during the years-long investigation, according to an order filed in federal court.


That includes searches authorized at the Rochester Hills home of former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV Vice President Alphons Iacobelli, former UAW Vice President Norwood Jewell’s house in Swartz Creek and the Harrison Township home of Monica Morgan-Holifield, widow of the late union Vice President General Holiefield.

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