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2019-12-29 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Union Bosses Allegedly Blew $1 Million On Cigars, Golf And Restaurants

[Daily Caller] Two former bosses for the United Automobile Workers (UAW) allegedly blew more than $1 million of union money on high living in Palm Springs since 2013.

Gary Jones, 62, and Dennis Williams, 66, are accused of enjoying cigars, steak dinners and sumptuous accommodation at union members’ expense, The New York Times first reported Thursday. The duo has been the subject of an intensive investigation by the FBI.

The pair allegedly hid the spending by keeping a hospitality account that they called the "master account" at a luxury Palm Springs resorts.

Receipts reportedly show that Jones spent $13,000 alone on cigars and Williams is accused of using union education funds for his own personal use.

One meal at LG’s Prime Steakhouse in La Quinta, California cost $6,500 with $1,760 of it going towards four bottles of champagne.

The UAW is one of the most powerful labor unions in the United States, boasting a membership of almost 400,000. It recently targeted General Motors in a month-long strike over wages and job security.

The latest claims against the two union bosses follows an FBI raid conducted on their homes last August in which federal authorities said they discovered "wads" of cash.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-29 06:05|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ] Top

#1 I thought this was standard practice.

Posted by Glenmore 2019-12-29 06:52|| 2019-12-29 06:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Perhaps the noise will die down enabling Gary and Dennis to still to make Puro Sabor:

The year 2020 will be a busy one for cigar events. Many are open to consumers, while some are restricted to the trade. Not only will we see the return of Puro Sabor, the Nicaraguan cigar festival, there is also going to be a cigar event that’s the first of its kind, a combination of Big Smoke and WhiskyFest.

Puro Sabor, January 21–25
Grenada, Managua and Estelí, Nicaragua

Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-29 07:00|| 2019-12-29 07:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Hookers & blow are now passe?

Posted by Raj 2019-12-29 07:22|| 2019-12-29 07:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Old School

Posted by Lex 2019-12-29 07:25|| 2019-12-29 07:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Williams is accused of using union education funds for his own personal use

Vocational training for young ladies?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-12-29 07:29|| 2019-12-29 07:29|| Front Page Top

#6 People still smoke?

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-12-29 08:30|| 2019-12-29 08:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Well, it IS money spent that won't go to the DNC.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-12-29 09:09|| 2019-12-29 09:09|| Front Page Top

#8 Are you sure about that Mullah?

I figured that they spent 1/2 mil on themselves and "donated" the rest to the Clinton fund.

Posted by AlanC 2019-12-29 09:22|| 2019-12-29 09:22|| Front Page Top

#9 Yeah, Bill is into 'cigars'.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-12-29 11:55|| 2019-12-29 11:55|| Front Page Top

#10 I think Monica was more into them.

Posted by bbrewer126 2019-12-29 14:14|| 2019-12-29 14:14|| Front Page Top

#11 The rest they just wasted

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-12-29 14:21|| 2019-12-29 14:21|| Front Page Top

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