David Hammer's series of investigative stories surrounding Grammy-winning trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and funds intended for the New Orleans Public Library.
David began the investigation and followed it through the court proceedings, the guilty plea, the sentence and Mr. Mayfield's post-incarceration activities.
- Irvin Mayfield, partner run NORD music program as community service sentence (July 5, 2023)
- Irvin Mayfield headlines Los Angeles- New Orleans themed event (June 16, 2023)
- Irvin Mayfield serves less than a year of sentence (January 17, 2023)
- Irvin Mayfield added to Lundi Gras Festival (January 17, 2023)
- Irvin Mayfield, partner Ronald Markham booked into prison (Jan. 13, 2022)
- Mayfield, partner granted extra week of freedom (January 6, 2022)
- Irvin Mayfield and business partner sentenced to 18 months in prison (Nov. 3, 2021)
- Mayor Cantrell calls Irvin Mayfield 'a true son of the city' as musician awaits sentencing in library fraud case (June 3, 2021)
- Mayfield, partner seek lighter sentence with accountant's report (June 1, 2021)
- Irvin Mayfield, business partner plead guilty to conspiracy charge (Nov. 10, 2020)
- Irvin Mayfield, partner set to change plea in library fraud case (Nov. 4, 2020)
- Irvin Mayfield trial pushed back to July (Dec. 6, 2019)
- Secret recordings of Mayfield, partner can be used at trial (Nov. 13, 2019)
- Lawyers for Irvin Mayfield and business partner fighting to keep auditor's secret recordings out of evidence in trial (Oct. 2, 2019)
- Irvin Mayfield's federal criminal trial delayed to January (Aug. 1, 2019)
- Auditor secretly recorded Irvin Mayfield's partner; gave tapes to FBI (May 9, 2019)
- Irvin Mayfield federal trial delayed a third time, now set for September (March 11, 2019)
- Irvin Mayfield and business partner enter not guilty pleas (July 2, 2018)
- Irvin Mayfield, business partner face 4 new fraud counts (Jun 21, 2018)
- N.O. library breaks with foundation wracked by Mayfield scandal (April 16, 2018)
- Irvin Mayfield can perform in South Africa, judge rules (March 22, 2018)
- Mayfield appeals, asks to be allowed trip to perform in Africa (March 15, 2018)
- Judge denies Irvin Mayfield's request to perform at South African jazz festival (March 7, 2018)
- Irvin Mayfield, free on bond, seeks permission from judge to perform in Africa (March 2, 2018)
- Mayfield, business partner could face years in prison if convicted (December 15, 2017)
- Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield indicted by federal grand jury on 19 counts (December 14, 2017)
- More 'extravagant' library spending by Irvin Mayfield (August 4, 2016)
- Mayfield charged $18K hotel stay to library donors (June 22, 2016)
- Mayfield sent even more library money to jazz orchestra, records show (Jun. 14, 2016)
- Library donors say plan to pay back $1 million lacking (May 20, 2016)
- 1 year later, Mayfield's Jazz Orchestra agrees to pay back library charity (May 12, 2016)
- NOJO chairman weighs in on Mayfield controversy (Mar. 8, 2016)
- Irvin Mayfield, staffer resign public UNO jobs as WWL-TV seeks answers (Aug. 10, 2015)
- Sources: Feds investigating Library Foundation payments (May 26, 2015)
- Emails suggest Irvin Mayfield sought more library money (May 19, 2015)
- Mayfield's Jazz Orchestra agrees to give money back to Library Foundation (May 12, 2015)
- Mayor calls for changes on Library Foundation, president resigns after WWL-TV report (May 8, 2015)
- More questions crop up over Irvin Mayfield's use of library donations (May 6, 2015
- Library donations to Irvin Mayfield's jazz project questioned (May 5, 2015)
