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Prosecutors rested their case against Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford Tuesday, but not before an IRS auditor detailed nearly $77,000 of unpaid taxes Langford owes to the federal government. Accordi

Langford Trial Live Blog: Day 7

Prosecutors dove deep into the strange and troublesome personal finances of Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford Monday afternoon. Nearing the end of its case in chief, the government called several witnes

A federal jury in Tuscaloosa heard the testimony of Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford Monday morning, but not because he took the stand in his own defense. Rather, prosecutors read into the record porti

Langford Trial Live Blog: Day 6

The cross examination of Al LaPierre provided some of the strongest moments yet for Larry Langford's defense — at least for the histrionics, if not the substance. Langford defense lawyer Glennon Th

"Graciousness died a long time ago," Mayor Langford seethed during his last council meeting. He had given councilors copies of All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and one recipi

Langford Trial Day 5: Live Blog

Throughout much of the afternoon, Bill Blount was cagey and curt with his answers. If he could answer with a "yes" or "no," he did, and not a word more. It seemed for a while that his testimony was no