Larry Langford

Larry Langford

Larry Langford (born March 17, 1948) is the Democratic mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama. He was arrested Dec. 1, 2008, by the FBI on charges of conspiracy, bribery, fraud, money laundering, and filing false tax returns in... [more]

Larry Langford (born March 17, 1948) is the Democratic mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama. He was arrested Dec. 1, 2008, by the FBI on charges of conspiracy, bribery, fraud, money laundering, and filing false tax returns in connection with a long-running bribery scheme.

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Runoff set in Birmingham, Alabama, mayor race

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A race to elect a new mayor in Birmingham, Alabama, a U.S. city at the heart of a county troubled by a municipal debt crisis, went to a run-off on Tuesday. The election was triggered by the conviction in October of former mayor Larry Langford on corruption and fraud charges linked to a multibillion-dollar debt in Jefferson County, of which Birmingham stands at the center. The county is struggling to avoid what would be the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history and though finances for the state's largest city are separate from those of the county, many voters say clean ... Read Full Story

Birmingham, Alabama, votes for new mayor

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - The U.S. city of Birmingham, Alabama, elects a new mayor on Tuesday after the previous one was convicted of corruption linked to a multibillion dollar municipal debt crisis. Birmingham is at the heart of Jefferson County, which is struggling to avoid what would be the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Though Birmingham's finances are separate from those of the county, many voters say clean government is a key issue in the race to govern Alabama's biggest city. Attorney Patrick Cooper is considered a front-runner and has raised the most funds in a field of around 13 candidates. A run-off ... Read Full Story

Runoff set to replace ousted Birmingham mayor

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An Ivy League lawyer and a county commissioner will meet in a runoff to replace ousted Birmingham mayor Larry Langford. Yale University-educated Patrick Cooper and Jefferson County Commissioner William Bell were the top vote-getters in a special election among 13 candidates. The race included two City Council members and several colorful newcomers. With all but one box reporting Tuesday night, unofficial returns showed Cooper with 13,992 votes, or 40 percent, to Bell's 8,752 votes, or 25 percent. The third-place finisher, City Councilwoman Carole Smitherman, trailed badly. The runoff is Jan. 19. Langford was convicted on multiple federal charges in a bribery scheme in October ... Read Full Story

Ex-Ala. county official gets probation for lying

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A judge sentenced a former Jefferson County commissioner to three years of probation Thursday for lying to grand jurors about pricey gifts she took from a banker who made millions of dollars off lucrative public bond work. Prosecutors sought six months in prison and a $30,000 fine for Mary Buckelew, who admitted lying when she denied taking $4,000 worth of shoes, spa treatments and a purse from upscale New York stores during business trips with investment banker Bill Blount of Montgomery. But U.S. District Judge Inge Johnson cited the absence of previous crimes and the testimony of a dozen character witnesses in granting leniency ... Read Full Story

Jurors get bread crumbs at Alabama mayor's trial

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - The defense attorney for the mayor of Alabama's biggest city sprinkled bread crumbs on the jury box at the politician's corruption trial on Wednesday to signify the meager gifts the mayor was accused of illegally accepting. Defense attorney Michael Rasmussen said Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was an honest public servant who had no idea anything was expected in return for the gifts. Jurors were to begin deliberations later on Wednesday in Langford's federal trial on charges of bribery, money laundering, criminal conspiracy, mail and wire fraud. The trial sheds light on alleged corruption at the heart of Jefferson County's multi-billion-dollar ... Read Full Story
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Runoff set to replace ousted Birmingham mayor
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Ivy League lawyer and a Jefferson County commissioner were the top vote-getters in a special election to replace ousted Birmingham mayor Larry Langford.  
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13 vying to become Birmingham mayor
The mayor’s race was officially declared on Nov. 2, five days after a federal jury convicted former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford on 60 counts of corruption.  
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Larry Langford says he's moved on, has no regrets
He spends much of his day researching and writing Bible lessons for his weekly class and for pastors interested in his material. He's also creating a Web site for his new business. Langford, the longtime Birmingham politician, is now the Sunday ...  
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Lawyer says Larry Langford rejected plea deal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A defense lawyer says former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford rejected a plea bargain in his federal trial on bribery charges because he maintained that he had not broken the law.  
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Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford convicted of taking bribes
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A federal jury convicted Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford on Wednesday on all charges of accepting bribes in exchange for funneling $7.1 million in bond...  
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Larry Langford Birmingham Mayor is Convicted Felon
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was found guilty and convicted of multiple counts of bribery in a federal corruption trial in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday. Now a convicted felon, Langford immediately ceases to be mayor due to Alabama law and City Council President Carole Smitherman will be the interim mayor until a special election can be held.  
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Langford: Jury reached guilty verdict too quickly
The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM | Ousted Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford says jurors found him guilty of federal corruption charges too quickly for the conviction to stand.  
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