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Mayor Charged with Bribery, Could Be Removed from Office

By mbrickley

In Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Larry Langford was recently accused of allegedly taking bribes from investment bankers in exchange for money to excel their businesses, according to a USA Today article. The accusations are pointed toward Langford?s time spent as President of Jefferson County Commission from 2002 to 2006. He later ran for mayor in 2007 and ? with his background as a television news reporter ? won by a landslide. During his four year period as the President, Langford allegedly supplied $7.1 million in swap bonds with Blount Parrish and Co. in exchange for bribes which consisted of cash, clothes and jewelry. The ?deals? created a financial crisis for the state of Alabama, in addition to the economic credit downfall. He has been charged with multiple counts of bribery, conspiracy, fraud, money laundering and tax evasions...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Criminal Defense Blog on October 23, 2009 (boomark / email).