Ex-UAW chief Williams charged in corruption probe

Williams: Went out to smoke — and wait for agents — Williams in May was sentenced to 21 months in prison for being a key ringleader in the union's embezzlement scandal. (Bloomberg )

August 27, 2020 03:47 PM

DETROIT -- Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged ex-UAW President Dennis Williams, who led one of the nation's most powerful labor unions from 2014 to 2018, with conspiring to embezzle funds from rank-and-file workers for nearly a decade.

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