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Moore: “It’s about time” the 2017 special election is investigated

Former Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore responded to reports that Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall was looking into media reports that a group used potentially illegal social media tactics to influence the 2017 special election, in which former Democratic candidate Doug Jones defeated Moore to win the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions. Marshall … Continued
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December 28, 2018

Donald Watkins, son indicted in fraud case

Thursday, two men, father and son, were charged with concocting a scheme that allegedly defrauded individual investors and Alamerica Bank out of millions of dollars. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town of the Northern District of Alabama, FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp … Continued
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December 3, 2018
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Donald Watkins was indicted on Thursday; he’ll never be convicted

Let me tell you a story. A true story. In the spring of 2014, as Alabama State University found itself mired in controversy stemming from an ongoing forensic audit and investigation, Birmingham attorney and former ASU trustee Donald Watkins stood at a university board meeting and told trustees of a fantastic opportunity to form a … Continued
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November 30, 2018
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Secretary of State John Merrill isn’t very collegial

As we head to the last weekend before next Tuesday’s midterm elections, Alabama voters need to be reminded how Republican candidates have conducted themselves this campaign season. Very few Republican candidates have debated their Democratic opponents. That’s because Republicans would rather not have to defend their programs and policies in front of an opponent who, … Continued
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November 1, 2018
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In politics, more than ever, conversations are important

Terry Lathan was not happy with me. That tends to happen, I guess, when you say in a column that someone believed a dumb thing. The believer of that dumb thing, it seems, very rarely shares the opinion that what they believe is, in fact, dumb. And that was pretty much Lathan’s position. In a … Continued
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August 8, 2018

Haleyville pharmacy employees indicted

Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama announced that five employees of a Haleyville compounding pharmacy company have been indicted for allegedly conspiracy to defraud health insurance companies. The conspirators allegedly included a district and an operations manager. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town announced the charges against employees of Northside Pharmacy, … Continued
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July 2, 2018

Farmer pleads guilty to defrauding government

Dexter Day Gilbert, 40, of Campbellton, Florida pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of theft of government property. Gilbert collected more crop insurance than he was entitled to under the terms of the program. United States Attorney Louis Franklin and Special Agent in Charge Karen Citizen-Wilcox, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of … Continued
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June 29, 2018
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The Medicaid work requirement isn’t what it seems

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Kay Ivey should be ashamed. She’s probably not, because there’s very little chance that someone could do what she did this week and still be affected by feelings such as shame and empathy. But she should be. In an announcement Tuesday, Ivey said that she had directed the state’s … Continued
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January 18, 2018

Alabamians lost over $7 million to cybercrime last year

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In 2016, Alabama residents lost $7,178,091 to internet crime, averaging $1,926.49 per person. OpenVPN teamed up with a mathematician and statistician to publish a state-by-state study of cybercrime. The authors analyzed reports from the FBI and CSN in 2015 and 2016, concentrating on internet crime, fraud and identity theft. … Continued
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November 24, 2017