The U.S. Justice Department announced on July 13 that it has opened a grand jury investigation into allegations that United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain used his position to secure special benefits for his fiancée and her sister. The investigation follows a report by Bloomberg News on Sunday and comes amid a dispute within the union between Fain and vice president Rich Boyer, who is running for the union’s presidency. The union has been overseen by a court‑appointed monitor since 2021 after an earlier embezzlement scandal. Fain said the allegations are false and accused Boyer of attempting to weaponize the claims to influence the upcoming UAW election. Boyer said he was pressured by Fain to obtain the benefits and faced retaliation for refusing, according to a report published in late June by the monitor. The monitor, appointed to oversee the union after the 2021 embezzlement case, declined to comment further. Fain also suggested the monitor’s accusations were part of a politically motivated attack related to the union’s antiwar stance on Gaza. The investigation remains ongoing, and no formal charges have been filed.