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Larry Paul Langford (March 18, 1946 – January 8, 2019) was an American politician and convicted felon who had a one-term tenure as the mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama. At the time of his death, Langford was hospitalized on compassionate release from serving a 15-year federal prison sentence. [1] [2]
The office of mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, United States, was established with the incorporation of the city in 1871. Robert Henley was appointed by Governor Robert B. Lindsay to a two-year term. Until 1910, the Mayor presided over an ever-expanding Board of Aldermen who generally campaigned on the same ticket.
Birmingham mayor William Bell was seeking the arrest of city councilor Marcus Lundy, who also planned to pursue charges against the mayor. Alabama mayor, councilor in hospital after brawl, both ...
Mayor of Bell, California [19] Richard S. Jackson: Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey: Hobbs Act [20] Sharpe James: Mayor of Newark, New Jersey: Mail fraud and program bribery [21] John C. Kubacki: Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania: Hobbs Act and Travel Act [22] Larry Langford: Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama: Mail and wire fraud and program bribery ...
Randall Woodfin (born May 29, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 34th and current mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, after winning the October 3, 2017, runoff against incumbent William A. Bell. [1]
Connor v. State ex rel. Boutwell, 275 Ala. 230, 153 So. 2d 787 (1963) (decision of the Supreme Court of Alabama holding that the City of Birmingham could change from a commission form of government to a mayor-council form of government and thereby unseat Connor).
The Rev. Al Sharpton defended Mayor Eric Adams after the bombshell federal criminal criminal charges -- and warned that Hizzoner's removal would be a sign of a political double standard.
Jefferson County Commissioner Chris McNair (D) convicted of bribery (2006) [7]; Mayor of Birmingham Larry Langford (D) was sentenced on March 5, 2010, to 15 years in prison for conspiracy, bribery, fraud, money laundering, and filing false tax returns in connection with a long-running bribery scheme.