Just as the United Auto Workers and General Motors Co. near a deadline to reach a new labor contract, a federal corruption probe has implicated the union’s president, setting the stage for a chaotic weekend.
UAW President Gary Jones is one of the unnamed officials accused of taking part in a years-long conspiracy to embezzle member dues and spend it on lengthy stays at luxury villas and tens of thousands of dollars worth of golf gear and cigars, according to a person familiar with the federal probe who asked not to be identified.
