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By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Documents released on Friday by the State’s prosecution in the corruption case of Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard show that Hubbard claimed he was on the brink of financial ruin, even though he had millions in personal assets. Emails released, at the request of Hubbard’s criminal defense attorney, J. … Continued

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Friday, February 27, the prosecution responded to a defense motion asking for more information about the 23 felon indictments against the embattled Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn). The 45 page response gave a glimpse into some of the evidence of Speaker Hubbard’s dealings with … Continued

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter  MONTGOMERY—According to the latest FPCA reports, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, paid his company Auburn Network $131, 281.00, on the very day he was arrested by the State on 23 counts of public corruption.  According to Hubbard’s indictment, Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker established a bond schedule … Continued

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, has been busy raising campaign cash. The latest FCPA reports show that his personal campaign account raised $89,000.00 in September, while his political action committee, Storming the State House PAC, brought in $22,400.00. Storm PAC has shown an anemic ability to … Continued

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In 2000, then Rep. Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, said that he abstained from voting on a bill that would benefit his contractual relationship with Auburn University athletics. But did he really abstain, or merely hide his manipulation of the process to his use of his office for personal gain? Under Hubbard’s influence, a … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—For Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard R-Auburn, April was a good month for fundraising. It was also a good month for his business interests. According to FPCA reports filed with the Secretary of State in April, Hubbard raised $119,620.00 in total contributions for his personal campaign committee. His … Continued

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Since 2002, business interests associated with Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) have racked in over $2,000,000 in payments for contracted or subcontracted work performed for the Alabama Republican Party, according to the ALGOP filings with the Secretary of State. Hubbard, through his companies Auburn Network, Network Creative Media and Craftmaster … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Speaker Mike Hubbard tapped a hometown bank for a $1.06 million loan with extraordinarily favorable terms. The seven-figure loan comes as a special grand jury in Lee County continues to take testimony in corruption investigation reportedly targeting Hubbard. It appears that Hubbard is notably flush with borrowed … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Over the last few weeks, the powerful white collar crime defense attorney, J. Mark White, has been on a public relations offensive on behalf of Alabama’s beleaguered Speaker of the House, Mike Hubbard. Last week, White sent a fawning letter (page 1, page 2, page 3) to many in the … Continued