Shreveport mayoral hopeful Michael Williams addressed his 2016 felony conviction Thursday during a news conference on the steps of Government Plaza in downtown Shreveport.
Williams was indicted in 2015 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana for allegedly defrauding the Caddo Commission and stealing money from SWAG Nation, a nonprofit he co-founded to help at-risk youth. He was ultimately convicted of 11 counts of wire fraud and served 14 months at Pollock Camp in Grant Parish.
Williams said the court later determined that there were no identifiable victims in the case. He said he stood through the process and the legal system ultimately corrected itself…