Posted on 03/05/2020 5:20:21 PM PST by bitt
Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones was charged on Thursday with embezzling more than $1 million as part of a US corruption probe that has raised the specter of the federal government taking over the labor union.
Jones, who spearheaded the UAW’s contract negotiations late last year with Detroit auto giants as well as a 40-day strike at General Motors, is accused of being part of a group of UAW bigwigs who embezzled more than $1 million to pay for private villas, liquor, golf and other luxuries, according to documents filed with a Michigan federal court and made public Thursday.
The charging of Jones and other senior UAW leaders has shaken the union and led General Motors to file a racketeering lawsuit against its smaller rival Fiat Chrysler.
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Only a million dollars? Jimmy Hoffa would be embarrassed.
Get all these filthy democrat union gonefs on the gallows.
One million embezzled to pay for liquor, private villas, golf and other “luxuries”. Yeah those hookers don’t come cheap!
Rhats only $1 million they’ve found. I’m sure its 10 times that much.
Only 1 million?
USD?
Heck, Hillary would extort that much in a week from her State Dept gig!
I always just assumed embezzling union funds was part of the job description of a labor leader.
Tip of the iceberg.
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