The Trump Justice Department has launched a federal grand jury investigation into United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain over serious allegations of abuse of power and self-dealing.
A grand jury has subpoenaed the UAW’s court-appointed monitor as part of the probe into claims that Fain pressured a high-ranking union official to secure benefits for his fiancée and her sister, CNBC reported.
The investigation follows a series of damning reports from the federal monitor documenting retaliation against top UAW leaders who pushed back on questionable spending decisions.
The culture of corruption has long plagued the United Auto Workers. Multiple former UAW presidents and top officials were convicted and sent to prison in one of the largest labor racketeering scandals in modern history, using members’ dues for luxury cars, golf trips, bribes, and personal enrichment.
The UAW was placed under a federal consent decree after the previous wave of corruption convictions. The monitor was supposed to clean house.
Shawn Fain ran for president as a so-called “reformer.” But the more things change at the UAW, the more they appear to stay the same.
The court-appointed monitor, Neil Barofsky, has repeatedly accused Fain of abusing his authority.
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