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  1. Roy Lee Williams was an American labor leader who was president of the Teamsters from 1981 to 1983. He was convicted of bribery and conspiracy, and cooperated with federal prosecutors in exposing organized crime in the union.

  2. Sep 25, 2024 · A U.S. appeals court ruled that Roy Lee Williams, 62, can now sue the Pennsylvania state prison for cruel and unusual punishment. Williams was 26 years old when he was sentenced to death for...

  3. Roy Lee Williams was an American union leader, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (1981–83) before being convicted in 1982 with four others of conspiring to bribe Howard Cannon, U.S. senator from Nevada, to defeat a trucking industry regulation bill.

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  4. Roy Williams is a former NFL safety who played for the Cowboys and Bengals. He won the Jim Thorpe Award and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy at Oklahoma, and was known for his hard hitting and tackling skills.

  5. Apr 29, 1989 · Former Teamsters Union president Roy Lee Williams, who served three years in prison for bribery and acknowledged that his union was under the influence of organized crime, died Friday at his farm...

  6. Learn about Roy Lee Williams, the former Teamsters Union president who was convicted of bribery and had links to organized crime. Find out his biography, crimes, and testimony.

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  8. Apr 29, 1989 · Roy L. Williams, a former president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters who served three years in prison for conspiring to commit bribery, died yesterday at the farm where he lived in...