BREAKING NEWS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has been
charged with bribery, fraud and other federal charges in connection
with multimillion-dollar sewer bond deals when he was president of
the Jefferson County Commission.
Federal prosectors in Birmingham said Langford, Montgomery
investment banker Bill Blount and lobbyist Al LaPierre were charged
in the 101-count indictment released Monday. The charges include
moneylaundering and filing false tax returns.
Langford is accused of receiving $230,000 in a series of bribes
from Blount, some of them routed through LaPierre, to influence the
bond deals. Blount's firm made $7.1 million from the bond work.
The three, charged previously in a civil suit, have denied any
wrongdoing.
Click here to read the full indictment.
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(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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