U.S. prosecutors in Detroit on Monday charged a former high-ranking United Auto ...
WASHINGTON - U.S. prosecutors in Detroit on Monday charged a former high-ranking United Auto Workers official in charge of the labor union’s relations with Fiat Chrysler of misusing funds for lavish purchases for himself and other union officials.
Norwood Jewell, who headed the UAW’s FCA department from 2014 until his retirement in January 2018, was charged with conspiracy to violate labor laws and accepting improper payments in a criminal information - often a precursor to a plea agreement. The court document says Jewell used a National Training Center credit card and approved UAW officials to use their credit cars to make over $40,000 in purchases for himself and others.
FCA said Monday it “firmly restates that it was a victim of illegal conduct by certain rogue individuals.” The company said those individuals’ actions were “neither at the direction nor for the benefit of the company” and had no impact on collective bargaining.
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