Mich. U.S. Attorney: Former UAW Vice President Pleads Guilty to Taking $250,000 in Bribes and Kickbacks
December 04, 2019
December 04, 2019
DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, issued the following news release:
Joseph Ashton, former Vice President of the UAW's General Motors Department, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with other UAW officials to engage in honest services fraud by taking $250,000 in bribes and kickbacks from a UAW vendor and to conspiring to launder the proceeds of the scheme announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider.
Joseph Ashton, former Vice President of the UAW's General Motors Department, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with other UAW officials to engage in honest services fraud by taking $250,000 in bribes and kickbacks from a UAW vendor and to conspiring to launder the proceeds of the scheme announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider.