02-04-2019 22:09 via kvoa.com

Former union official pleads guilty in corruption probe

DETROIT (AP) — A former labor leader in Detroit has pleaded guilty to conspiring to enrich himself and others by having Fiat Chrysler pay for meals, golf and other perks.
Norwood Jewell was a vice president at the United Auto Workers. He is the highest-ranking labor official charged in a scheme to tap cash from a job training center that was financed exclusively by Fiat Chrysler, known as FCA.
The corruption occurred during a period when the UAW and FCA were negotiating labor contracts, al
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