William G. Hundley | |
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Born |
William George Hundley |
Died | June 11, 2006 Vienna, Fairfax County Virginia |
(aged 80)
Residence | Suburban Washington, D.C. |
Alma mater | Fordham University School of Law |
Occupation | Attorney |
Spouse(s) | Roberta Inglis "Bobbie" Hundley (died 2005) |
Children |
William Grover Hundley |
William George Hundley
August 16, 1925
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
William Grover Hundley
Barbara H. Ruffino of Alexandria
John Hundley
Richard Hundley
Mary H. Maddox
William George Hundley (August 16, 1925 – June 11, 2006) was an American criminal defense attorney, who specialized in the representation of political figures accused of white-collar crimes. Earlier in the 1950s and 1960s, as a United States Department of Justice attorney, he became known for the prosecution of racketeering figures. He once encouraged narcotics dealer and loan shark Joseph Valachi to outline for public consumption the structure of the then secret Mafia or Cosa Nostra.
Hundley was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and reared in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. His father and two brothers were engineers, but Hundley chose the law for his career because he said that he lacked talent in mathematics.
Hundley served in the United States Army during World War II as a machine-gun sergeant during the Battle of the Bulge. He took part in the capture of a German radio station and won in the field the Bronze Star. He graduated in 1950 from the Fordham University School of Law in New York City.