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HOUSTON, Texas -- Former UTU President Byron A. Boyd Jr. pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday, March 11, to one criminal count, for which he was under indictment, in a plea agreement with prosecutors. Boyd also retired from his positions as UTU president and president of the United Transportation Union Insurance Association (UTUIA). He had been suspended from the presidents post and had taken an unpaid leave of absence from the UTUIA post earlier this month. In a prepared statemnt released after the plea, Boyd said, #8220;Today is a day of great sadness and personal regret." He went on to say, #8220;I take full responsibility for my actions and make no excuses. What I have pleaded to is a burden that falls squarely on my shoulders, as it should. To all I am truly sorry for the anguish I have put you through.#8221; Boyd, former UTU President Charles Little, and two former UTUIA employees #8211; Ralph Dennis and John Rookard #8211; were charged last year by federal prosecutors with illegally accepting payments from attorneys in exchange for being added to a list of Designated Legal Counsel for UTU members,and then using that money to finance Little's and Boyd's union reelections. Boyd had also been charged with union embezzlement and wittness tampering.
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