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Prosecutors ask for rehearing on overturned Hubbard count; Hubbard continues appeal

The Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division is seeking a rehearing on the only overturned count of former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s 2016 felony ethics conviction. At the same time, Hubbard’s defense team is seeking a rehearing, too, asking the court to reconsider its entire opinion upholding all but one of the 12 guilty verdicts … Continued
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September 11, 2018

Is French Next?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On day six of the Mike Hubbard felony trial, former Republican State Senator, Steve French, took the stand to testify about a meeting between he and Hubbard. Under oath he recounted that he was sent by then Sterne Agee’s CEO, Jim Holbrook, to discuss with Hubbard the pending Jefferson … Continued
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July 6, 2016

Last Day of Hubbard Trial More Witnesses Were on Hand

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Perhaps the most damning piece of evidence in the trial of Mike Hubbard, was the proffer he signed in March, 2014. Certainly, when Lead Prosecutor, Matt Hart, revealed that Hubbard’s dead “close” friend was actually alive, that was the final nail in his coffin. After Hubbard, the State called … Continued
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June 22, 2016

State May Come After Hubbard’s Assets

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Under the 2014 Forfeiture Act, the State can seize Mike Hubbard’s assets, because they were used in the commission of a crime. Hubbard, on June 10, was found guilty of twelve felony counts of public corruption for which he faces up to twenty years in State prison, and $30,000 … Continued
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June 17, 2016

Political Corruption and Asymmetric Information: Opinion

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation: “Public corruption poses a fundamental threat to our national security and way of life. It impacts everything from how well our borders are secured and our neighborhoods protected…to verdicts handed down in courts…to the quality of our roads, schools, and other … Continued
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July 8, 2015
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Will President Pro Tem Survive Hubbard Scandal?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Senate President Del Marsh, R-Anniston, has kept a low-profile regarding the revelation that Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard is under investigation by the State’s Attorney General’s Office. Marsh reportedly spent six hours testifying before the Lee County Grand Jury in Mid-November, 2013, what he was asked and the … Continued
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September 30, 2014
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Hubbard Accepted a Bribe, But Continues to Spin

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In April, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard said that he was going on the offense. Beyond his usual blaming everyone from the nonexistent liberal special interests, to the Attorney General Luther Strange and a vast, political prosecution, a la Hillary Clinton, Hubbard is not so much on the … Continued
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May 5, 2014

Who Knew What And When: Wren’s Statement of Facts

 By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— An investigation of a major political scandal asks the same set of questions: “Who knew what and when.” When considering the recent arrest, conviction and plea agreement of disgraced lawmaker, Greg Wren R-Montgomery, the questions to ask are, “Who knew about the plan to place language into the 2013 House General … Continued
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April 28, 2014

Testimony and Ethics Chief Contradict Hubbard’s Press Statements

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) and his attorney J. Mark White have said that Hubbard’s consulting contract with American Pharmacy Cooperative Inc. (APCI), was vetted and by the Alabama Ethics Commission. They have sought to portray Hubbard as an innocent bystander in events surrounding the arrest and plea bargain … Continued
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April 14, 2014