Background
WILKINSON, James E. was born on October 1, 1879 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of James E. and Emma C. (Ward) Wilkinson.
Assistant United States Attorney
WILKINSON, James E. was born on October 1, 1879 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of James E. and Emma C. (Ward) Wilkinson.
Grammar School, New York City. College, of New York, Bachelor of Science. New York Law School, Bachelor of Laws.
Y.C., January 6, 1906. Assistant United States Attorney appointed October 23, 1927, in charge of criminal div. Political activities: Candidate for Assembly Queens Company, 3d Assembly District, 1922, 1923.
Identified with following cases as prosecutor: Mary Ware Dennett—indicted, prosecuted and convicted of sending obscene sex pamphlets for the young through the mails. Her conviction has recently been reversed by the Circuit Court of Appeals. Murray Nitzberg and Louis Kaye— attys., indicted, prosecuted and convicted of using the mails to defraud in fraudulent accident cases.
David ShafF—convicted of fraudulently appropriating from sealed freight cars 832,000 worth of merchandise in Interstate Commerce. John M. Phillips— Sewer pipe contractor in Queens Company indicted for fraudulent evasion of income tax. Clifford B. Moore—Borough Engineer of Queens Company, indicted, prosecuted and convicted of fraudulent evasion of income tax.
Member: Elks; Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Staten Island Chess, Marshall Chess.
Spouse Nora T. Reidy, N.