Alabama Speaker of the House indicted on 23 felony counts (house of representatives, ethics, attorney)

[dsjj251]

Today, the Speaker of the House was arrested on 23 Class B felony counts of ;

Four counts of using of his office as Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party for personal gain;

One count of voting for legislation with a conflict of interest;

Eleven counts of soliciting or receiving a thing of value from a lobbyist or principal;

Two counts of using his office as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives for personal gain;

Four Counts of lobbying an executive department or agency for a fee;

One count of using state equipment, materials, etc. for private gain.

He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and and a fine of $690,000



Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard indicted on 23 felony corruption charges by Lee County Grand Jury | AL.com

The saddest part is ,this isnt over.

Rep. Greg Wren, R-Montgomery, appeared in state district court in Montgomery this morning, where he agreed to plead guilty to using his office for personal gain and to pay $24,000 restitution, within 90 days, in addition to his cooperation with the investigation.

Alabama lawmaker Greg Wren takes plea deal, will cooperate with state corruption investigation | AL.com

Moore, 47, was arrested for felony perjury and providing false statements. He turned himself in at the Lee County jail today.

Acting Attorney General W. Van Davis made the announcement in a news release.

The indictment is part of the same special grand jury investigation that led to the guilty plea of former Rep. Greg Wren of Montgomery, announced April 1.

Rep. Barry Moore arrested for felony perjury in Lee County in Alabama State House corruption case (updated) | AL.com

It seems they are rolling on each other.

[greywar]

Ouch that will leave a mark.

As I say when the Republicans crow about a Democrat being bad, its just a flip of the coin. This is their turn.

[dsjj251]

Originally Posted by greywar

Ouch that will leave a mark.

As I say when the Republicans crow about a Democrat being bad, its just a flip of the coin. This is their turn.

If you believe the rumors, half the republican legislature is under investigation as well as the former governor Bob Riley.

[greywar]

Originally Posted by dsjj251

If you believe the rumors, half the republican legislature is under investigation as well as the former governor Bob Riley.

Shrug. Seem about right. I figure half of all politicians aren't honest. And really thats on both sides of the aisle. Course I am a optimist in some ways.

[bluesjuke]

Originally Posted by greywar

Ouch that will leave a mark.

As I say when the Republicans crow about a Democrat being bad, its just a flip of the coin. This is their turn.

Any corrupt politician of any stripe ought to be held accountable.
Republicans will say that too.

[dsjj251]

Originally Posted by bluesjuke

Any corrupt politician of any stripe ought to be held accountable.
Republicans will say that too.

When its a Democrat, Republicans seem to act like no Republican has ever been brought up on corruption charges.

[greywar]

Originally Posted by bluesjuke

Any corrupt politician of any stripe ought to be held accountable.
Republicans will say that too.

Not disagreeing. Just all too often when this occurs one side or the other tries to make it sound like its just the other side doing this. nope.

[01Snake]

A corrupt politician? What next? Are you going to tell me we cured Polio?

[cat1116]

These are the people (our political types) that sorely need a course in ethics and a yearly refresher. Some will take it in and then there's that "other" personal characteristic - the "I'm better and/or smarter than everyone else" . That throwing the book at them with fines and/or real jail time (no Club Med) is the only thing one can do.

[bluesjuke]

Originally Posted by dsjj251

When its a Democrat, Republicans seem to act like no Republican has ever been brought up on corruption charges.

Nothing has to happen at all for Dems to act as they have done nothing wrong on a daily basis.