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  1. July 06, 2021

    Ex-UAW Honcho Sentenced To A Year For Corruption Scheme

    A former United Auto Workers executive was sentenced to a year in prison Tuesday and ordered to pay $250,000 in restitution in Michigan federal court for conspiring with other senior UAW officials to siphon hundreds of thousands of dollars in member dues to fund lavish purchases.

  2. June 10, 2021

    Ex-UAW Leader Gets 28 Months In Feds' Embezzlement Probe

    Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones was sentenced to 28 months in prison Thursday for his role in a conspiracy to embezzle more than $1 million in dues that he and other officials spent on swanky dinners, golf outings and other extravagances.

  3. June 03, 2021

    Corrupt But 'Candid' Ex-UAW Prez Deserves Break, Feds Say

    Federal prosecutors asked a Michigan judge on Thursday to go easy on former president of the United Auto Workers union Gary Jones when he's sentenced for his part in a conspiracy to embezzle more than $1 million in workers' dues, noting his cooperation helped secure another conviction and an independent monitor for the union.

  4. June 03, 2020

    Ex-UAW Prez Cops To Role In $1M Embezzlement Scheme

    Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones pled guilty in Michigan federal court Wednesday to charges he conspired with other high-ranking union officials to embezzle more than $1 million in workers' dues, which he used to fund golf outings and other extravagances.

  5. May 14, 2020

    Ex-UAW Head Denies Charges Of Looting Union Cash

    United Auto Workers' ousted president Gary Jones pled not guilty in Michigan federal court Thursday to charges stemming from claims that he conspired to embezzle more than $1 million in union money to spend on expensive cigars, top-shelf booze and pricey getaways.

  6. March 05, 2020

    Ex-UAW Head Charged With Conspiring To Loot Union Funds

    Federal prosecutors in Michigan have charged United Auto Workers' ousted president, Gary Jones, with conspiring to embezzle more than $1 million in union money to spend on expensive cigars, top-shelf booze and pricey getaways.

  7. February 07, 2020

    Another Ex-UAW Honcho Cops To Corruption Scheme

    A former United Auto Workers executive board member pled guilty Friday to charges that he conspired with other senior UAW officials to siphon hundreds of thousands of dollars in member dues to fund lavish purchases — the latest domino to fall in an ongoing corruption probe of the union.