Steelworkers Boss Ray La Vondie Williams Must Serve Criminal Sentencing

Ray La Vondie Williams, Treasurer for the United Steelworkers Local 9-2140-S, has been sentenced to 3 years of probation and paying nearly $70k in restitution after pleading guilty to embezzlement. You can read more about the guilty plea here.

From the Department of Labor:

On November 29, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Ray La Vondie Williams, former Treasurer of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9-2140-S (located in Birmingham, Ala.) was sentenced to three years’ probation and ordered to pay $68,325 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. On June 27, 2023, Williams pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $68,325, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

To read more, please visit the DOL site here.