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Former UAW official pleads guilty to U.S. corruption charges

Grimes in Ann Arbor
Michael Grimes, pictured Wednesday in Ann Arbor wearing a dark suit, was charged with using bribe payments to buy, among other things, a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited along with property in Florida. (VINCE BOND)
VB
By:
Vince Bond Jr.
September 04, 2019 05:48 PM

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michael Grimes, who worked as an assistant in the UAW's General Motors department, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court here to wire fraud and money laundering charges.

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