FromThe St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Former Riverview Gardens (Mo.) School District superintendent Henry P. Williams won’t be gambling in Missouri again anytime soon. At least not legally. The Missouri Gaming Commission has barred him from all of the state's casinos. Should Williams be found in a Missouri casino, workers must call authorities and have him arrested for trespassing. Williams was convicted of funneling Riverview Gardens district money into a personal life insurance fund, understating his income and double-dipping on district travel reimbursement. He was sentenced to five years probation plus 30 days shock time, and ordered him to pay $102,000 in restitution. Court records also showed that Williams gambled as many as 20 days a month.
FROM FEBRUARY 2009: Riverview Gardens (Mo.) School District supporters and St. Louis County prosecutors are calling for the jailing of former superintendent Henry P. Williams after he failed to make all of his first restitution payment to the district from which he stole more than $100,000. Williams' first payment was due Tuesday, but prosecutors say he sent the county only $800 of the $1,700 he owed this month.
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FROM JANUARY 2009: Henry P. Williams, the former superintendent of Riverview Gardens (Mo.) School District, was led away in handcuffs Monday morning to begin serving a 30-day "shock sentence" in jail. Williams, 67, had pleaded no contest in September to two counts of felony theft and three counts of tax fraud in connection with misuse of school district funds. Williams also was put on five years' probation and must repay the district $102,724.87.
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