Detroit — Former United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the union, giving federal prosecutors a second landmark conviction in a years-long crackdown on auto industry corruption. Williams, 67, of Corona, California, pleaded guilty nearly four months after Gary Jones, his […]

Detroit — Former United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams resigned his membership from the union ahead of an expected guilty plea in federal court Wednesday that would make him the second retired union leader convicted of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on personal luxuries. UAW spokesman Brian Rothenberg confirmed the Sept. […]