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

FILE PHOTO - UAW Vice President Norwood Jewell addresses their Special Bargaining Convention held at COBO Hall in Detroit, Michigan March 25, 2015. REUTERS/Jeff Kowalsky - Copyright Jeff Kowalsky(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 18/03/2019 - 16:04•Updated 19/04/2024 - 21:18

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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.