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alp227

(32,027 posts)
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:43 PM May 2016

(Alabama) House Speaker Mike Hubbard made nearly $2.3 million off state position, prosecutors say

Source: AL.com

Prosecutors claimed Tuesday during opening statements in the ethics trial of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard of Auburn that he illegally made nearly $2.3 million off his state position.

The defense denied any wrongdoing and called the felony indictment "a bunch of mumbo-jumbo."

A Lee County special grand jury indicted Hubbard in October 2014 on 23 felony ethics charges.

Prosecutors told Circuit Judge Jacob Walker that the first three witnesses they would call John Ross, Tim Howe and Barry Whatley.

Read more: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/ethics_trial_of_house_speaker.html

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(Alabama) House Speaker Mike Hubbard made nearly $2.3 million off state position, prosecutors say (Original Post) alp227 May 2016 OP
Mumbo jumbo is a great defense Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #1
how very Republican of him rurallib May 2016 #2
Chump change, he needs to start a foundation and give speeches to rich people tularetom May 2016 #3

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
3. Chump change, he needs to start a foundation and give speeches to rich people
Tue May 24, 2016, 05:00 PM
May 2016

Thats how you can steal the really big bucks.

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