Topic: Bill Blount
Birmingham , Alabama , Mayor Larry Langford was convicted on October 28 , 2009 , on federal corruption charges, including bribery , conspiracy and fraud . In exchange, Langford funneled more than $7 million in bond business to Blount.
The article reports on the judgment of District Judge Scott Coogler on the bribery conspiracy case of Montgomery bond dealer Bill Blount and lobbyist Al Lapierre in Alabama. Prosecutors said both men participated in a bribery conspiracy with former Coun- ty Commission ...
Former Birmingham mayor gets 15 years for taking thousands in bribes for lucrative bond work Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison for taking clothes, Rolex watches, loan payments and cash worth more than $240 ...
Ala. county sues JP Morgan, others over debt deals at heart of bankruptcy threatAlabama's most populous county filed suit Friday blaming Wall Street powerhouse JPMorgan Chase and others for the financial disaster that brought it to the brink of what would ...
Ex-Alabama county commissioner gets probation for lying to grand jury about banker's giftsA judge sentenced a former Jefferson County commissioner to three years of probation Thursday for lying to grand jurors about pricey gifts she took from a banker who made ...
Prosecutor says Birmingham mayor took cash, expensive gifts as bribes for crony's bond workDeeply 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 ...
Ala. mayor accused of accepting Rolex, other bribes for steering millions to crony's businessMayor Larry Langford, who could be tossed out of office and go to prison if convicted of federal bribery charges, recently offered some advice to a new Birmingham ...
Indicted Birmingham, Ala., mayor told federal investigators he had debts from fancy clothesThe always flamboyant and well-dressed mayor of Alabama's largest city told federal investigators last year that he had big debts, in part from buying expensive attire, and he had ...
Feds arrest Birmingham, Ala., mayor on bribery, fraud, other charges linked to sour bondsThe mayor of Alabama's largest city was arrested Monday on charges of steering millions of dollars of bond work to a friend in exchange for more than $230 ...
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford entered a plea of not guilty in Federal court Monday morning after facing a 101-count Federal indictment. U.S. Attorney Alice Martin announced that Langford, along with friend Al LaPierre and businessman Bill Blount, face charges of conspiracy ...
