U.S. prosecutors charge former UAW vice president in corruption probe

Reuters

Published Mar 18, 2019 14:56

U.S. prosecutors charge former UAW vice president in corruption probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors in Detroit on Monday charged a former United Auto Workers vice president with conspiracy to violate labour laws.

Norwood Jewell, who headed the Fiat Chrysler department at the union, was charged in a criminal information. He is the highest ranking former UAW official charged in the wide-ranging investigation into illegal payoffs to UAW officials. To date, seven people have been sentenced in the government's ongoing criminal investigation.