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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 03:49 PM
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Former Alabama governor, ex-CEO convicted

Former Alabama governor, ex-CEO convicted

By BOB JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer
34 minutes ago

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Former Gov. Don Siegelman and former Health South CEO Richard Scrushy were convicted Thursday in a bribery scheme that derailed Siegelman's campaign to retake his former office.

Siegelman, 60, was accused of trading government favors for campaign donations when he was governor from 1999 to 2003 and lieutenant governor from 1995 to 1999.

Scrushy was accused of arranging $500,000 in donations to Siegelman's campaign for a state lottery in exchange for a seat on a state hospital regulatory board.

The case was tried as Siegelman sought the Democratic nomination for governor, and the trial put him in court during the final weeks of the campaign. He lost to Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley in the June 6 Democratic primary and blamed the charges for his defeat.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060629/ap_on_re_us/alabama_corruption
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 03:54 PM
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1. blamed the charges for his defeat
instead of his own actions. :(
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nealmhughes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 04:36 PM
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2. Now Lucy Baxley's rival for the governorship, the incumbent Riley is
being accused of Chocktaw Indian casino money via Scanlon via Abramhoff. Scanlon used to be Riley's comm director when he was in the House. The allegation is some $13 Million to keep Alabama out of the tribal/riverboat game in exchange for the payoff. Siegelman was already opposed to any gambling in the state as he ran on a pro education lottery platform, since Tenn, Florida and Georgia already have lotteries and most people can reach one of those states within an hour or so from anywhere in the state!
Alabama is a lot like New Orleans, only with none of the charm and lots more Jesus, just the same politics.
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