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Sessions reportedly pressured FBI director to make personnel changes

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Washington Post reported that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been pressuring FBI Director Christopher A. Wray to replace the bureau’s deputy director, Andrew McCabe, who President Donald Trump has been increasingly critical of. The Post’s report said that Wray resisted call from Sessions for major personnel changes at … Continued
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January 24, 2018

Birmingham Waterworks Board chairwoman indicted

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Chairman of the Birmingham Water Works Board Sherry Lewis was indicted Wednesday for violating Alabama’s ethics laws. Along with Lewis, the state and FBI also arrested a former vice president at Arcadis – the company formerly known as Malcolm Pirnie – Jerry Jones, and Mount Vernon Mayor Terry … Continued
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December 8, 2017
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Final strange chapter: Fake cancer scam ends in jail time

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The strangest story I’ve ever covered is over. A Shelby County Circuit Court judge on Thursday sentenced Jennifer Flynn Cataldo to serve two years for each of two counts of first-degree theft by deception after Cataldo admitted to soliciting tens of thousands of dollars from friends and family in … Continued
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December 1, 2017

Auburn Athletics may be about to fire Bruce Pearl

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 8, 2017, Auburn University fired assistant men’s basketball coach, Auburn/NBA basketball legend, Chuck Person. Person was indicted by a federal criminal grand jury Tuesday on six counts fraud, bribery, and conspiracy.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation claims that a financial manager paid $91,500 worth of bribes to … Continued
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November 9, 2017

Sewell says Congress must hear from Manafort, Gates and Papadopoalos

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, it was announced that former Trump 2016 Campaign Manager Paul Manafort and his partner, Rick Gates, had both been indicted by charges brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Mueller also announced that former Trump Campaign Foreign Policy Adviser George Papadopoulos had accepted a guilty plea. U.S. Rep. Terri … Continued
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November 2, 2017

Alabama’s leaders respond to New York City terror attack

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, who had sworn loyalty to ISIS, rented a truck from Home Depot and used it to run over pedestrians in a park in New York City’s lower Manhattan. Eight people are dead, including several Argentinians, and another eleven have serious injuries. The terrorist, Sayfullo … Continued
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November 2, 2017

An ill wind blows across the Auburn plains with Jacobs’ latest actions

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A recent brawl between two student-athletes at Auburn University is adding to calls for the embattled Athletic Director to step down, according to a well-placed source. Auburn Athletic Director Jay Jacobs’ attempt to intervene after two AU football players engaged in a raucous fistfight during a fraternity party over … Continued
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October 30, 2017

Sessions announces plan to fight violent crime

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) announced several Department of Justice actions to reduce the rising tide of violent crime in America. Foremost of those actions is the reinvigoration of “Project Safe Neighborhoods.” “According to the FBI, the violent crime rate has risen by nearly seven percent over … Continued
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October 11, 2017

Bank robber sentenced to 7 and a half years in federal prison

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr. announced that a federal judge has sentenced a Birmingham man to more than seven years in prison for three bank robberies in 2014. Patrick Dexter Jones, age 49, pleaded guilty to the three bank robberies … Continued
October 9, 2017

US Senate confirms three Alabamians this week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Yesterday, the US Senate confirmed Jay E. Town as US Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.  The Senate also confirmed, another Alabamian, Stephen Boyd as Assistant Attorney General.  On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Birmingham Attorney Kevin Newsom for the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. US … Continued
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August 4, 2017