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In this May 10, 2011, file photo, United Auto Workers Vice President - GM Department Joe Ashton talks during a news conference in Toledo, Ohio. Ashton pleaded guilty Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, to corruption charges admitting he received a $250,000 kickback after arranging a contract for 58,000 watches. Ashton led the union's General Motors department until July 2014 and also had a seat on the automaker's board.
Retired UAW VP Pleads Guilty
Among other incidents, Joe Ashton awarded a $3.9 million contract from the UAW-GM training center for thousands of watches that remain in storage.
Dec 5th, 2019