Another former UAW official sentenced for corruption
Another player in the sprawling UAW corruption scandal was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. Edward Robinson is the former president of the UAW Midwest Community Action Program, based in Missouri. He pleaded guilty to helping orchestrate a “multi-faceted embezzlement scheme over several years in order to benefit the most senior leadership of the UAW and himself,” according to federal prosecutors. Despite the fact that Robinson’s crimes were “substantial, serious, and took place over the course of nine years,” prosecutors asked for leniency. They said that Robinson “provided signif...
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