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USDOJ press release: Former Financial Secretary-Treasurer of UAW Local 412 Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $2 Million in Union Funds
Joining in the announcement are Irene Lindow, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, Josh Hauxhurst, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit, Michigan office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sarah Kull, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit, Michigan office of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations, and Thomas Murray, District Director, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards.
Timothy Edmunds, 54, of South Lyon, Michigan, pleaded guilty to Counts 1 and 3 of the Indictment, to the crimes of embezzling union funds and money laundering, respectively, before United States District Judge Sean Cox.
Between 2011 and 2021, Edmunds served as the Financial Secretary-Treasurer of union Local 412 of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Workers of America (UAW). UAW Local 412 is headquartered in Warren, Michigan, and it represents approximately 2,600 members employed by the automaker FCA US LLC, which is owned by Stellantis N.V. The local unions members include many of those employed at the following Stellantis facilities located within the Detroit area: Sterling Stamping Plant, Mack Engine Plant, Warren Truck Assembly Plant, Warren Stamping Plant, and Jefferson Assembly Plant.
dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)Honor is a rare bird, indeed.
MichMan
(11,671 posts)onethatcares
(16,119 posts)do you have a list or names tied to convictions?
I'm not tossing rocks, just asking.
MichMan
(11,671 posts)The list includes officials from the highest levels including two former UAW presidents, Dennis Williams and Gary Jones. I'm not sure they are done with the investigation either.
Detroit A former United Auto Workers official admitted laundering money and embezzling $2.2 million in union money as part of a guilty plea Friday.
Former UAW Local 412 Financial Secretary/Treasurer Tim Edmunds, 53, of Madison Heights is the 17th defendant convicted in a years-long attack on corruption within the auto industry and one of the nation's most influential unions.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2022/03/25/uaw-local-412-leader-tim-edmunds-pleads-guilty-embezzlement-case/7171330001/
Demovictory9
(32,297 posts)He was accused of stealing union funds and money laundering, and prosecutors said he gambled with the money and spent more on guns, cars and child-support payments.
The criminal case described a prolonged embezzlement scheme starting in 2015 and involving union money from the Warren-based union local that bankrolled high-end shopping sprees at Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga and Apple, and more union funds spent on child support payments and Greektown Casino gambling binges
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2022/03/25/uaw-local-412-leader-tim-edmunds-pleads-guilty-embezzlement-case/7171330001/