Fiat Chrysler, now part of Stellantis, set to plead guilty in corruption probe, pay $30M

DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, known as Stellantis since the company’s merger with Peugeot-maker PSA Group, will plead guilty in the federal corruption probe that has led to convictions against 15 people, including former UAW and FCA officials, and pay a $30 million fine.

The company released a statement “that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan to resolve its investigation into past misconduct of certain former

FCA US employees involving the UAW-Chrysler National Training Center. The agreement, which is subject to U.S. federal court approval, includes a guilty plea to a single count of conspiracy to violate the Labor Management Relations Act and the payment of a $30 million fine.”

The company said it “also agreed to implement an independent compliance monitor for three years with respect to the dissolution of the NTC and internal controls as they relate to the trusts being implemented to replace the NTC.”

The Free Press reported last year that the NTC building on East Nine Mile Road in Warren was on the market with a $20 million price tag. However, it’s possible the building could continue in its previous role conducting joint activities training involving the automaker and the UAW. The training center for General Motors on the Detroit River, however, was sold for an undisclosed price. Joint training for GM is to be conducted elsewhere. Both training centers were implicated in the corruption scandal, which saw millions of dollars meant for worker training misdirected.