Fiat Chrysler, UAW Officials Sentenced in Embezzlement Scheme (1)

A former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles financial analyst was sentenced to a year and three months in prison, and two other UAW and FCA officials were sentenced to a year plus one day for their involvement in a scheme to embezzle funds from a union training center.

The three sentences are the latest development in a Justice Department probe scrutinizing automobile company funding of union training facilities. The investigation expanded last year to include GM and Ford. So far, charges have only been brought against officials involved with the FCA training center.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office called the sentences “further strides ...