The defense in New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams' tax fraud trial on Monday got to cross-examine the IRS agent who handled the investigation. Mike Magner, an attorney for Nicole Burdett, Williams' co-defendant, went after the reliability of tax preparer Henry Timothy, the government's star witness.
Jurors also heard from a Tulane University official who showed transcripts of Williams' second year of law school in 1996. They included a course on income tax law, with a grade of C.
Prosecutors also called Kevin Conley, the current financial advisor to Williams and Burdett. Conley testified he warned them in 2018 to use a different tax preparer, after learning Timothy was not a CPA.
Both defendants say they are victims of Timothy's, claiming he lied about being a certified public accountant and acted without their knowledge or approval.