A MASSIVE, MULTI PRONGED FBI RAID IS UNDERWAY AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS PERTAINING TO CORRUPTION IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY.
THE RAIDS ARE TAKING PLACE IN THREE STATES. THEY INCLUDE THE CANTON TOWNSHIP HOME OF UAW PRESIDENT GARY JONES, THE CALIFORNIA HOME OF FORMER PRESIDENT DENNIS WILLIAMS AND THE UAW BLACK LAKE CONFERENCE CENTER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. A RAID HAS ALSO TAKEN PLACE AT UAW REGION 5 OFFICES NEAR ST. LOUIS. JONES WAS THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR THERE BEFORE BECOMING UNION PRESIDENT.
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INDUSTRY HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING INTO BRIBES, KICKBACKS AND AUTO EXECUTIVES INFLUENCING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UAW.
The investigation has led to charges against nine people and prison sentences for eight people linked to the UAW and Fiat Chrysler.
