NALC Union Boss Benton Ryals Jr Faces Sentencing After Guilty Plea

Paying nearly $33k in restitution, six months of home confinement, and three years of probation – this is what NALC Branch 1437 Secretary Benton Ryals Jr was recently sentenced.

From the Department of Labor:

On July 17, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Benton Ryals, Jr., former Financial Secretary of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 1437 (located in Laurel, Miss.), was sentenced to six months of home confinement and three years of probation. He also was ordered to pay $32,936 in restitution and a $25 special assessment. On October 3, 2022, Ryals pleaded guilty to one count of false reports, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(b). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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