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Behind Closed Doors in Lee County as Hearing Concludes

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter OPELIKA— On day three of the evidentiary hearing in the Mile Hubbard criminal case, all testimony was given behind closed doors. Hubbard has claimed prosecutorial misconduct, selective prosecution, and the laws under which he was indicted as unconstitutional. The proceedings began at 9:00 AM, and were to be opened … Continued
October 30, 2015

No New Evidence Presented at Hubbard Hearing

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter OPELIKA—On Monday, Circuit Court Judge Jacob Walker III heard testimony regarding alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the case against House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn). Hubbard and his legal team, led by J. Mark White, have abandoned claiming his innocence in favor of a different strategy: having the 23 felony charges … Continued
October 27, 2015

Missed Deadlines, Defense Whining Punctuates Hubbard Hearing

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—At the October 20 motions hearing to quash subpoenas issued by Speaker Mike Hubbard, a few things became apparent: Hubbard’s criminal defense attorney J. Mark White would ignore the trial judge’s order, and that the judge would equivocate on his orders if White whined long and loud enough. Hubbard’s … Continued
October 22, 2015

State Calls Hubbard’s Request Pointless Delay Tactic

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter  MONTGOMERY— The State Prosecution has rejected Speaker Mike Hubbard’s request for 26,000 hardcopies of electronic documents related to  his criminal trial, which are already in his procession.  “There is no justifiable reason, however, for the State to print and produce 26,000 hardcopy pages of documents (or 13 banker’s … Continued
August 12, 2015

Big Luther Blasts Sonny Reagan For Leaking Corruption Trial Information

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Thursday, December 11, Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced that former Deputy Attorney General Henry “Sonny” Reagan had resigned from the Alabama Attorney General’s office on December 2.  Reagan did not leave the office on very good terms. AG Strange denounced his former deputy in a department wide memo and … Continued
December 12, 2014

Moore Trial to Begin Today

By Brandon Moseley and Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Monday October 27 the trial of State Representative Barry Moore R- Enterprise, is scheduled to begin in the Lee County courtroom of Circuit Judge Jacob A Walker III.  Rep. Moore has been charged by the Alabama Attorney General’s office White Collar Crimes Division with perjury before … Continued
October 27, 2014

Hubbard Arrested, Charged with 23 Felony Counts

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter October 21, 2014 READ COUNTS MONTGOMERY—After a year’s worth of investigation by the Special White Collar Crimes Unit of the State’s Attorney General’s Office and a two-year investigation by this publication, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, has been arrested and charged with 23 felony indictments. Hubbard … Continued
October 21, 2014

Chronology of the Hubbard Scandal

By Bill Britt, Susan Britt, and Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, October 17, Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R from Auburn) was indicted on twenty three counts for alleged misconduct that occurred in his roles as Speaker of the House and formerly the Chairman of the Republican Party. The indictments could … Continued
October 21, 2014

Reaction to Hubbard Indictments

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Everyone is assumed to be innocent until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the minds of 12 jurors of their peers. That said, an awful lot of people already appear to have made up their minds about Speaker Mike Hubbard (R from Auburn) guilt or innocence before … Continued
October 21, 2014