A FORMER UAW PRESIDENT HAS BEEN CHARGED IN AN EMBEZZLEMENT SCHEME.
GARY JONES IS CHARGED IN A CRIMINAL INFORMATION EMBEZZLING $1.5 (M) AND IS THE HIGHEST RANKING UAW OFFICIAL TO BE CHARGED WITH STEALING UNION FUNDS AND RECEIVING BRIBES. JONES WAS CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL INFORMATION, MEANING JONES IS COOPERATING WITH FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS AND IS EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY. IN AUGUST FEDERAL AGENTS RAIDED JONES HOME IN CANTON TWP., SEIZED HIS BANK RECORDS AND $32,000 IN CASH FOUND INSIDE. JONES ASSUMED THE UAW PRESIDENCY IN 20-18 AND INSTRUCTED THE UNION PRESENT HIM AS A CLEAN STATE PRESIDENT, WHO WOULD RID THE UNION OF CORRUPTION. APPARENTLY, JONES HAS BEEN TALKING TO THE FEDS FOR A WHILE AND IS BELIEVED TO BE AIDING INTO THE INVESTIGATION OF FORMER UAW PRESIDENT DENNIS WILLIAMS, AND CURRENT PRESIDENT RORY GAMBLE. NEITHER HAVE BEEN CHARGED. THE CHARGES ULTIMATELY COULD LEAD TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAKING CONTROL OF THE UAW.