Norwood Jewell, former Vice President of United Auto Workers, and representative of Fiat Chrysler plead guilty yesterday in Detroit Federal court to conspiracy to violate the labor-management relations act. Jewell was involved in a multi-million dollar bribery scheme in which Fiat Chrysler executives bought the influence of union leaders through gifts and bribes disguised as funding for a training center to benefit workers. UAW spokesman, Brian Rothenberg, made a statement promising to ensure transparency and accountability in the future. In exchange for pleading guilty, Jewell is subject to face a year and fifteen months in prison.
See "UAW calls bribery scandal ‘a troubling moment’ as probe nears end", Gus Burns, MLive, April 3, 2019