1. On November 3,2021, Mayfield was sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding the New Orleans public library system for over one million dollars.
10 Facts About Irvin Mayfield
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In 2002, Irvin Mayfield founded the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, a sixteen-piece jazz ensemble as a nonprofit organization dedicated to perform and promote New Orleans Jazz.
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In 2004 Irvin Mayfield composed Strange Fruit, a 90-minute opus based on Billie Holiday's recording "Strange Fruit" in 1939.
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In 2006, Mayfield performed at the White House in Washington, DC Mayfield was nominated to the National Council on the Arts by President George W Bush and was appointed to the post by President Barack Obama in 2010.
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In 2009, Irvin Mayfield founded the Poorman Irvin Mayfield Music Group record label which released the Amanda Shaw album, Good Southern Girl, in 2010.
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In May 2015, Irvin Mayfield was accused of scandal involving unethical use of non-profit funds.
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WWL further revealed that Irvin Mayfield spent $18,000 of foundation money on a five-night trip to New York in 2012.
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In July 2016, Irvin Mayfield resigned as artistic director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.
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Irvin Mayfield was indicted on December 14,2017, by a federal grand jury on 19 counts including fraud, conspiracy and money laundering.
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On November 3,2021, Irvin Mayfield was sentenced to 18 months in prison for "egregious fraud" of "ripping off the public libraries".