The former president of the United Auto Workers union and an ally to the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has pled guilty to embezzlement, racketeering, and tax evasion.
For almost a decade, Gary Jones embezzled a fortune in union dues to fund an ostentatious lifestyle.
The Washington Free Beacon’s Collin Anderson reports:
Jones admitted to using more than $1 million in union funds on various extravagances, including clothing, golf outings and equipment, vacation rentals, liquor, fine dining, and premium cigars. The union—which is still under investigation after a federal probe began more than five years ago—endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in April and has spent big backing Democrats in recent years.
In the 2018 cycle alone, the UAW’s political action committee gave $200,000 to the Michigan Democratic Party and $68,000 to Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer’s (D.) campaign. Disgraced former UAW vice president Norwood Jewell, who admitted to receiving illegal benefits from Fiat Chrysler executives, served as a party superdelegate in 2016 and remained listed as a party leader following his guilty plea. The union has also continued to support Whitmer through her controversial handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling her a “leading voice” who has been at all times “inclusive and focused on building a consensus to do what is right for the health and safety of UAW members” in a May statement.
The union also gave $10,000 to Sen. Gary Peters (D., Mich.) prior to his election in 2014 and has since contributed $1,000,000 to Senate Majority PAC in the 2020 cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), the PAC launched an ad in March attacking Republican Senate hopeful John James, who has outraised the embattled Michigan Democrat for three consecutive quarters. UAW also gave $105,000 to Michigan Senate Victory 2020, a joint fundraising committee that supports both Peters and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
The PAC, Biden, Whitmer, and Peters did not respond to requests for comment.
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Why are you donating a $1,000,000 uaw? That’s my money
Likely for the same reason Gavin Newsom gives my CA tax payer money to illegals. DEMs enjoy spending other people’s money, rarely their own.
Anyone paying union dues is a genuine patsy.
The PAC, Biden, Whitmer, and Peters did not respond to requests for comment.
Time to get a forensic accountant involved. start tracking the money – I wonder if some of it bought witless’s husband’s boat?
Biden and every Democrap does the very same thing by keeping the money paid to them for the offices they hold. I say that because they DON’T do the work they take that pay for.
I’m shocked. A million dollars? All to democrats? A union boss? Five years? Guilty? Embezzlement, racketeering and tax evasion?!! Why does it take so long?
I’d like to say thank God only the union was victimized — but I cannot. Non-democrats buy those cars too. It’s the perfect crime because nobody’s gonna’ give back a cent. Come to think of it, shouldn’t the politicians give back the money?
And this is supposed to be news when you put 2 things together, unions and Democrats.
You can bet the farm this is the first Biden has “heard of this corruption”.
Typical phukin democrat! He should receive the death penalty!
AGAIN I ASK, IS THERE A HONEST DEMORAT IN THE COUNTRY? I HAVEN’T MEANT HIM YET!
News?That’s what Democrats and union thugs always do.
Does joe Biden know Anyone that is not a Criminal ?