Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford, investment banker William Blount and lobbyist Al LaPierre forged documents supporting a defense argument that payments to Langford were actually loans, according to a

U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler has denied a defense motion to delay the trial of Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford, lobbyist Al LaPierre and investment banker Bill Blount. [caption id="attachment_

A week ago, Commissioner Jim Carns sat behind the wide desk in his office at the Jefferson County courthouse. He had the beaten look you'd expect from a man who'd spent several hours on a witness stan

There’s a question in my mind: Can corruption, incompetence and ego kill a government? Sure, these things can make a government sick, but they’ve always been the sort of parasites that leave their

Jefferson County is bleeding cash and without drastic cuts could be broke by August 7, according to testimony in court Monday. County finance chief Travis Hulsey told the court that the county has

Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has refused a city council request to reduce spending in his 2010 budget, despite city financial reports that show the city running a $16.8 million deficit. In a memo s

Former County Commissioner John Katopodis will remain behind bars until his October sentencing. Defense lawyers argued Monday morning that Katopodis should remain free on bond, but U.S. District Judge

According to the city’s own accounting system, Birmingham is running a $17 million deficit for 2009, not a $13 million surplus as projected in the mayor’s 2010 budget. What’s happening at Birmingh

“Everybody they put on the stand knew what he was doing,” defense attorney Jim Parkman bellowed in federal court Tuesday morning. “It wasn’t secret.” Parkman was making his closing statement,

Federal prosecutors concluded their case today against former Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis and the defense began its case in chief. However, the pace and tone of the trial to a sharp t