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Will Brooke

Stealing the Statehouse

Hubbard Cries Poor With Millions In Assets

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Documents released on Friday by the State’s prosecution in the corruption case of Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard show that Hubbard claimed he was on the brink of financial ruin, even though he had millions in personal assets. Emails released, at the request of Hubbard’s criminal defense attorney, J. … Continued
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March 2, 2015

BCA Drops Strange Contributions By 90 Percent

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In 2010, the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) gave attorney general candidate Luther Strange $50,000 to win. In 2014, running as an incumbent, the organization only contributed $5,000 to his reelection. There is one significant event that occurred at the Attorney General’s office between 2010 and 2014 that could … Continued
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December 3, 2014

Davis Addresses False Allegations Made by Hubbard and His Attorney

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In the boldest of terms, Acting Attorney General W. Van Davis let it be known that Speaker Mike Hubbard and his attorney J. Mark White have been making false and unfounded statements in the press about the investigation that lead to 23 Felony indictments  against Hubbard. “The indictment of Mr. … Continued
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November 19, 2014

Hubbard Solicited And Received $600K For Failing Printing Business

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Of the 23 felony indictments against Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, Counts 15 through 19 deal with money solicited or received by his business interest, Craftmaster Printers, Inc. Five individuals are named in the indictments. They are, in order: Dax Swatek, Will Brooke, James Holbrook, Jimmy Rane and Robert … Continued
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November 17, 2014

The Nexus of Big Business and the Hubbard Affair

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, has been charged with 23 felony counts of public corruption. Many of the indictments stem from Hubbard receiving significant quantities of cash from some of the State’s largest business owners. The indictments issued by the Special Lee County Grand Jury, name Gov. … Continued
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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
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October 21, 2014

Brooke Endorses Palmer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 9 former candidate Will Brooke (R) endorsed former opponent Gary Palmer (R) in Alabama’s Sixth District Congressional race. The Harbert Management executive said, “Gary Palmer is the best choice for the citizens of the 6th Congressional district.  For most of his career, Gary has focused on developing … Continued
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June 12, 2014

DeMarco and Palmer in Sixth District Runoff

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, June 3 Republican voters in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District went to the polls to select their next Congressman.  From a field of seven, they have narrowed the choice down to two.  Representative Paul DeMarco and Gary Palmer, who will move on to the July 15 Republican runoff. … Continued
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June 4, 2014