Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, now part of Stellantis, has pleaded guilty in a long-running corruption probe, formally admitting that it paid more than $3.5 million in personal expenses for senior UAW officials.
Fiat Chrysler pleaded guilty to conspiracy, admitting that it paid off leaders of the United Auto Workers to try to win concessions in negotiations covering thousands of factory workers.
Fiat Chrysler slapped with $30 million fine after pleading guilty in US labor conspiracy case
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As per Reuters, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles admitted to the allegations it violated the Labor Management Relations Act when it colluded with company executives to make over $3.5 million in illegal payments to United Auto Workers (UAW) leaders from 2009 to 2016. The Department of Justice stated that the automaker sent lavish gifts and impaired workers’ confidence in collective bargaining.
In December last year, to resolve and end the corruption probe, the UAW agreed to admit the mistake which entangled two of UAW’s former presidents in the case. In the following month, which is January, Fiat Chrysler reached an agreement with the prosecutors to plead guilty.
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