It's a case that threatens to cause serious problems for top auto union bosses, including Gary Jones, who resigned as president last month under pressure. Through the RPSH, union officials spent more than $400,000 at local businesses between 2015 and 2017 on expenses including off-site condominiums and villas for themselves, prosecutors claim. These allegedly included meals and “excursion expenses” for senior union officials and their spouses, including the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park and horseback riding on the beach. According to a Detroit Free Press report, prosecutors allege top union officials misused upward of $1.5 million. Many of these have been related to UAW officials improperly receiving things of value from Fiat Chrysler, and another involved a UAW official taking kickbacks from vendors in exchange for union contracts.

Source: Fox News December 26, 2019 19:30 UTC