Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford Convicted of Corruption

10/30/09 I read with great sadness about the conviction of former Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Larry Langford , 63, who was found guilty of accepting $236,000 in cash and gifts in exchange for guiding contracts toward one of his friends, investment banker Bill Blount . Langford's conviction conjures up a long list of mixed feelings. I can almost never fully believe anything that most politicians say. What's ...

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Alabama Mayor Found Guilty Over Bribes for Sewer-Bond Business

10/28/09 Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Mayor Larry Langford of Birmingham, Alabama, was convicted of accepting bribes in exchange for giving $7.1 million in sewer-bond business to a friend of his who was a bond underwriter.

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Alabama Mayor Found Guilty in Federal Bribery Case (Update2)

10/28/09 Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Mayor Larry Langford of Birmingham, Alabama, was convicted today of accepting bribes in exchange for giving $7.1 million in sewer-bond business to a friend of his who was a bond underwriter.

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