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Feds indict owners of alleged Moody pill mill

Wednesday, a federal grand jury indicted a Springville couple and a prominent Moody doctor on charges they operated a pill mill in Moody, St. Clair County for four years. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Thomas … Continued
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August 31, 2018

Birmingham-area doctors indicted for role in pill mill

Wednesday, federal authorities announced that Birmingham area doctors and their co-conspirators were indicted for $7.8 million in health care fraud, unlawful drug distribution and money laundering The March indictments were unsealed Wednesday, charging four people in connection to a $7.8 million health care fraud conspiracy at a Birmingham clinic, and charges that the husband and … Continued
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April 5, 2018
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The importance of civil asset forfeiture

By Brian McVeigh and Dave Sutton The Alabama Legislature is considering legislation that would change the way civil asset forfeitures are handled in Alabama. While well-meaning, some of the proposed changes would essentially gut what is an effective crime-fighting tool while making it easier for drug dealers and other criminals to hang on to their … Continued
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February 12, 2018

Shelby and Sessions Both Object to Obama Releasing Dangerous Criminals

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Both US Senators from Alabama, Richard Shelby (R) and Jeff Sessions (R), expressed objections to President Obama’s commutations of sentences for a number of federal offenders. On Wednesday, August 3, Senator Richard Shelby said in a statement, “President Obama announced today that he has granted 214 sentence commutations to … Continued
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August 8, 2016

House Passes Bill to Toughen Penalties on Street-Level Drug Dealers

Staff Report From the Office of Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard MONTGOMERY – The Alabama House of Representatives today passed Rep. Blaine Galliher’s (R-Gadsden) bill that will make it easier to prosecute street-level drug dealers by redefining the penalties for carrying significant amounts of illegal substances. According to current state law, possession up to … Continued
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April 6, 2012