DOJ opens probe into allegations against United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain

DOJ Investigating Allegations Around UAW President Shawn Fain

The Department of Justice is probing allegations that United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain took actions to improperly benefit his fiancée and retaliated against another senior union member who objected to the actions, according to internal union documents reviewed by Reuters. The lead counsel for the federal watchdog appointed to oversee union activities informed Fain []...Click to read more

U.A.W. President Says He’s the Victim of ‘Bogus Allegations’

Infighting at the United Automobile Workers burst into public view on Sunday after Shawn Fain, the union’s president, responded angrily to accusations that he had abused his position to seek special favors for his fiancée and her sister. The accusations were made by Rich Boyer, the vice president who is vying for the union presidency. []

LAPD officer who recorded colleagues' racist, homophobic comments may face criminal case

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UAW President Faces DOJ Scrutiny After Claims of Retaliation and Favoritism

The investigation centers on allegations that Shawn Fain misused his authority and retaliated against a fellow union official, claims he denies.

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Shawn Fain decries DOJ investigation over allegations he abused his office

United Auto Workers head Shawn Fain cried persecution after coming under a Department of Justice investigation over corruption allegations. After UAW Vice President Rich Boyer accused Fain of using his position to seek favors for his fiancée and her sister, and of retaliating and making false accusations against him, the DOJ launched an investigation into []

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'Agents fired into vehicle unprovoked'...

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Daniel Rosen Hid the Far-Right Agitators at the Core of His Anti-ICE Indictment

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ESPN deletes Mike Pennel murder investigation story, admits it ‘contained errors’

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Mexican man killed in ICE shooting was 'not the target'

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Mexican national killed in Houston ICE operation was not 'target,' lawmaker says 

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Report: Jonathan Jones is in "advanced talks" to leave CBS for The Athletic

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Fatal ICE shooting in Texas follows grim template as family demands investigation

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Epstein Inquiry Enters Second Year With Key Questions Still Unresolved

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Former NFL RB Chris Johnson reveals ALS battle

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Bucks Owner Jimmy Haslam Preferred Heat Deal Over Celtics' Offer

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Days after fatal ICE shooting, Texas GOP leaders remain silent about calls for independent probes

Three days after federal immigration agents fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in Houston, most of Texas’ Republican leaders had yet to weigh in on the incident or respond to calls from Democrats and civil rights advocates for an independent investigation. As public outcry has rippled across the internet and the streets of [] The post Days after fatal ICE shooting, Texas GOP leaders remain silent about calls for independent probes appeared first on San Antonio Current.

ESPN Retracts Article About NFL Player And Dead Woman In Dominican Republic

On June 18, ESPN published a report that connected NFL free agent Mike Pennel Jr. to the death of a woman in the Dominican Republic. This week, the network retracted the article and issued a brief statement. The article, bylined by T.J. Quinn and Juan Recio, claimed that Pennel had an ongoing relationship with Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche, who disappeared in 2021 and whose body was discovered in January 2026 on Pennel's property in Puerto Plata. The original report, which has since been deleted but can be found at an archived link, cited interviews with people close to the victim and police records. Also mentioned in the piece were LeAndre Kemont Jefferson and Tyree Lamont Davis, two of Pennel's friends. In the original article, Pennel denied any connection to Guzmán and said he wasn't in the Dominican Republic at the time. He also added this:

Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation, lawmaker says

A Texas congresswoman says a Mexican man living in the U.S. who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was not the person federal authorities had been targeting in a Houston operation.

New York man says ICE violated his constitutional rights with home visit following angry email

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US federal agents gun down Mexican man

US federal agents gun down Mexican man

Man in Rhodes set himself on fire and falsely reported a murder attempt in order to implicate his ex-partner

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Riley Gaines drags Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles into her latest statement on trans athletes

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DOJ investigating allegations around UAW President Shawn Fain

DOJ investigating allegations around UAW President Shawn Fain

Candace Owens questions Erika Kirk's 'vision from God' remark in resurfaced Charlie Kirk interview

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Salazar denies lying about US role in capture of drug lord ‘El Mayo’

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Iowa Field Report: Here’s What Went Into Effect in Iowa Yesterday — and Everything You Need to Know About Why Josh Turek Fought Against It

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DOJ Accidentally Owns Itself With Epstein Files Blunder

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Meltdown ALERT! Thomas Massie Lashing OUT When Asked About Ex-GF and an NDA Is So VERY Telling (WATCH)

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Ron DeSantis allies say Jay Collins’ wife is running burner accounts critical of the Governor

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Report: Wizards add NBA legend Patrick Ewing to coaching staff

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