Fiat Chrysler to Plead Guilty, Pay $30 Million to Resolve US Criminal Labor Probe

A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is at the U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., on May 25, 2018. Rebecca Cook/Reuters

WASHINGTON—Fiat Chrysler reached an agreement to settle a criminal probe by U.S. prosecutors into alleged illegal payments to now-former United Auto Workers (UAW) officials by former company employees.

Fiat Chrysler, which is now part of Stellantis NV said it had agreed to plead guilty to a single count of conspiracy to violate the Labor Management Relations Act and pay a $30 million fine. The automaker has also agreed to have an independent compliance monitor for three years.