Birmingham, Ala., mayor, who won in landslide in 2007, convicted of bribery, out of office
Jurors: Birmingham, Ala., mayor took bribes Birmingham, Ala., mayor convicted of taking bribes for $7M in bond work, removed from office
Birmingham, Ala., mayor convicted of taking bribes Debt-plagued Birmingham mayor convicted of taking bribes for bond work, removed from office
Birmingham mayor convicted in bribery scheme Prosecution rests in trial of Birmingham mayor accused of taking bribes for county bond work
Prosecution rests against Birmingham, Ala., mayor Clarence Thomas has a word for fellow Supreme Court justices during oral arguments: Hush!TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Clarence Thomas, the justice long known as the silent member of the Supreme Court, criticized his colleagues Friday for badgering attorneys rather than letting them speak during oral arguments. Banker says his testimony against Birmingham mayor saved him years in prisonTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Testimony at the corruption trial of Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford showed an investment banker saved himself years in prison and as much as $6 million by agreeing to plead guilty and testify for the prosecution. Investment banker testifies he bribed Birmingham, Ala., mayor hoping to land municipal bondsTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — An investment banker who pleaded guilty to bribing Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford testified Thursday he hoped to get lucrative bond work when he began giving money to Langford, who was in “very dire” financial straits. Investment banker convicted of bribing Birmingham mayor testifies mayor was in ‘dire straits’TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — An investment banker who pleaded guilty to bribing Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford testified Thursday he hoped to get lucrative bond work when he began giving money to Langford, who was in “very dire” financial straits. Prosecutor says Birmingham mayor took cash, expensive gifts as bribes for crony’s bond workTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Deeply in debt and fond of fancy clothes and jewelry, Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford took tens of thousands in cash and expensive gifts from a politically connected investment banker who made millions in county bond business in return, prosecutors said Tuesday. Jury selected in Birmingham, Ala., mayor’s trial; opening statements set for TuesdayTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Opening statements will begin Tuesday in the federal bribery trial of Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford in Tuscaloosa. Gains in auto and housing industries boost some hard-hit counties, AP stress map showsSigns of life in the auto industry and an easing of the housing crisis helped reduce unemployment and kept foreclosures flat in some of the nation’s hardest-hit areas in July, according to The Associated Press’ monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties. |