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Vance Pearson appeared at a federal court in Detroit on Tuesday, days after resigning as head of the UAW. According to local media reports, the investigation of his criminal case of corruption is gradually advancing. Pearson, 58, from Missouri, faces six charges, including embezzlement, email leaks, telecommunications fraud, money laundering and collusion. Federal prosecutors said recently that Pearson and other officials, including former chairman Jones of the UAW, embezzled more than $1.5 million. It is worth mentioning that Pearson was also accused of concealing the personal expenses of UAW's regional meetings in California, Missouri and other states. In addition, Pearson and other officials used their positions to spend more than $100000 on sports clothes, hats and gifts, and were accused of misappropriating $60000 for cigars and related supplies. Pearson made his first public appearance since leaving office, with his lawyer at his side. From the details of the scene, he answered the judge's questions in a relatively short way, with no other requests and too many explanations. At present, Pearson's travel is temporarily restricted to the mainland of the United States, although he handed over his weapons to the district attorney. His lawyer, Scott Rosenblum, declined to discuss the allegations with the media, but he answered a question about the client's current situation - "he's lost a lot and has been upset recently. When the FBI came to us, it was never a good day. " On Sunday, Pearson resigned as a director of UAW region 5. The district extends from Missouri to California and spans 17 states. "UAW is disappointed by Pearson's alleged crime and concealment, which, if true, would be a serious breach of his previous sacred duty to members and unions." This is the attitude of trade union representatives in an interview with US media recently. In addition, UAW now tries to emphasize the attention to the ongoing contract negotiation. "Although the criminal proceedings of former executives are still going on, it is important that our contract negotiations with FCA and other enterprises are still going on. We must sort out the structure and current situation, set sail again, and continue to fight for our members." Under the leadership of acting chairman Rory and the current international executive committee, UAW is focusing on reviewing and strengthening internal management to restore the trust of more than 400000 members in the past. In the opinion of the spokesman, the interests of UAW members should be guaranteed, and the trade union will take action to hold each other legally liable in case of similar misconduct or scandal of senior executives. " Although Pearson was first accused in a corruption investigation on September 12, he had been involved in GM negotiations until October 4, when UAW gave him paid leave.