Jan 31, 2022 · U.S. District Judge Lance Africk will preside over the upcoming federal tax fraud trial of Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams, following the Jan. 26 death of Judge Martin Feldman.
Mar 11, 2021 · An attorney who worked at the law firm of Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of failing to file a tax return.
Jul 21, 2021 · U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman set a new Jan. 24 trial date over a scheduling conflict with the previous, Nov. 1 date, according to defense attorney Michael Magner, who represents Williams’ law...
Mar 10, 2022 · District Attorney Jason Rogers Williams holds a news conference to announce a special grand jury indictment of four individuals on armed robbery charges across New …
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com. Jayson Williams (born February 22, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 2010, Williams pleaded guilty to assault in the accidental shooting death of a limousine driver.
Upon entering the Manhattan hotel room police said that Williams was visibly intoxicated, and that empty bottles of prescription medications were found around the room. Officers stunned him with the taser and took him to a hospital.
On May 1, 1931, President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City’s Empire State Building, pressing a button from the White House that turns on the building’s lights. Hoover’s gesture, of course, was symbolic; while the president remained in Washington, D.C., someone ...read more
On May 1, 1856, the adventurer and performer Calamity Jane is born near Princeton, Missouri. The myths and fabrications concerning the life of Calamity Jane are so numerous it is difficult to discover her true story. Legend has it that at various times Jane worked as a ...read more
On May 1, 1863, the Battle of Chancellorsville begins in Virginia. Earlier in the year, General Joseph Hooker led the Army of the Potomac into Virginia to confront Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Hooker had recently replaced Ambrose Burnside, who presided over the Army ...read more
An American U-2 spy plane is shot down while conducting espionage over the Soviet Union. The incident derailed an important summit meeting between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev that was scheduled for later that month. The U-2 spy plane was the ...read more
On May 1, 1926, Ford Motor Company becomes one of the first companies in America to adopt a five-day, 40-hour week for workers in its automotive factories. The policy would be extended to Ford’s office workers the following August. Henry Ford’s Detroit-based automobile company ...read more
On May 1, 1958, President Eisenhower proclaims Law Day to honor the role of law in the creation of the United States of America. Three years later, Congress followed suit by passing a joint resolution establishing May 1 as Law Day. The idea of a Law Day had first been proposed ...read more