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Former UAW Leader Gary Jones Pleads Guilty

Former United Auto Workers Union President Gary Jones, who was accused of embezzling funds, pleaded guilty Wednesday.

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In this 2019 photo, Gary Jones, United Auto Workers President, speaks during the opening of their contract talks with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Auburn Hills, Mich.
In this 2019 photo, Gary Jones, United Auto Workers President, speaks during the opening of their contract talks with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Auburn Hills, Mich. (Paul Sancya, File/Associated Press)

MICHIGAN — Gary Jones, the former United Auto Workers Union President accused of embezzling funds, has pleaded guilty on Wednesday, according to reports.

The New York Times reported Jones is the highest-ranking union official to admit wrongdoing in a federal investigation involving more than a dozen union officials.

Federal prosecutors in March charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he conspired with others at the union to embezzle more than $1 million, according to The Associated Press.

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