GM sues former board member to recoup embezzled cash

by Justin | Sep 15, 2020 | Administration Caucus, General Motors, UAW Corruption Scandal

General Motors Co. is suing a former company director to recoup money embezzled in what it called a criminal scheme that saddled the Detroit automaker with billions of dollars in increased labor costs. The federal lawsuit Monday against former GM director Joe Ashton,...

Ex-UAW official’s sentencing delayed

by Justin | Sep 10, 2020 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal

The sentencing of a former United Auto Workers official from Grand Island has been rescheduled to Nov. 18.Jeffery Pietrzyk Sr. was due to be sentenced in federal court in Detroit last week, but the proceeding was delayed at the request of his attorney, Robert...

Ex-UAW President Williams set to plead guilty in union embezzlement scheme

by Justin | Sep 9, 2020 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal

Former United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams is scheduled to plead guilty on Sept. 30 and become the second retired union leader convicted of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on personal luxuries. The plea hearing was set Wednesday in federal...

Ford and Fiat Chrysler remain under federal investigation in union corruption probe

by Justin | Aug 28, 2020 | Administration Caucus, Auto News, FCA, Ford, UAW Corruption Scandal

DETROIT — Ford Motor remains under federal investigation as part of a multi-year corruption probe into the United Auto Workers union, according to the lead prosecutor on the investigation. U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider told CNBC that the automaker and the UAW’s Ford...

‘I don’t want to run the UAW,’ U.S. Attorney says

by Justin | Aug 28, 2020 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal

A federal investigation targeting United Auto Workers corruption likely will stretch into next year, but U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider said Thursday he wants to start reforming the union by late December. Schneider spoke with The Detroit News hours after his team...

Dennis Williams becomes 2nd ex-UAW president charged in corruption probe

by Justin | Aug 27, 2020 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal

Dennis Williams preached “solidarity together forever” as he gave his farewell address in 2018 as UAW president, but on Thursday, Williams became the latest former union leader nabbed in a scandal that has tarnished the image of an organization long...