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Alabama AG joined election lawsuit despite similar changes in Alabama

The lawsuit is widely viewed by legal experts as little more than a publicity stunt.
December 11, 2020

JeffCo DA drops charges against Marshae Jones

Marshae Jones won’t faces charges after all.  Jones, whose fetus died after she was shot in the stomach during a fight with another woman, had been charged with manslaughter by a Jefferson County grand jury, which determined that she was responsible for the fight that led to the shooting. On Wednesday, however, Jefferson County Bessemer … Continued
July 3, 2019

If we’re indicting people who fail to protect children, Republican lawmakers should be terrified

I would like to report a whole bunch of crimes.  Murders, actually. Hundreds of murders.  I want every Republican legislator, at least the last two Republican governors and a handful of Democrats charged with killing a whole bunch of babies. Babies that they had a responsibility to care for.  Following the indictment of Marshae Jones … Continued
June 27, 2019

Pickens County Sheriff to plead guilty to wire fraud and tax charges

Friday a federal indictment was unsealed against Pickens County Sheriff David Eugene Abston (R). Also that same day a plea agreement was filed and Abston resigned as Sheriff after forty years in law enforcement. The federal indictments for wire fraud and filing false tax returns were announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, FBI Special Agent … Continued
June 14, 2019

Former Washington County revenue commissioner indicted

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Wednesday the arrest of Laura Lee (Lewis) Taylor, a former Washington County revenue commissioner and former treasurer of the Public Park and Recreation Board of Washington County. Taylor, 68, is charged with 26 felonies, including first-degree theft of property, identity theft, second-degree criminal possession of forged instruments and attempt … Continued
May 17, 2019

Albertville man indicted for illegal gun possession

An Albertville man who led police on a memorable chase over Lookout Mountain was indicted Wednesday for illegal gun possession by a federal grand jury. Dennis Joh Johnson in April led police on a dangerous chase from Fort Payne into Menlo, Georgia on rural roads over Lookout Mountain. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney … Continued
September 4, 2018

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
August 31, 2018

Counselor in Troy indicted for Medicaid fraud

Tuesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced the indictment of a former Troy counselor on charges of Medicaid fraud and theft. AG Marshall announced that Yvonne Bradford-Porterfield had been arrested on charges that she defrauded the Alabama Medicaid Agency. Bradford-Porterfield is 61 and a former resident of Troy. She surrendered Tuesday morning at the … Continued
August 30, 2018