In the wrap up to their case, the prosecution painted a picture of a Mayor woefully in Debt:
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—-
Former National Bank of Commerce employee Norm Davis testified that Larry Langford had a low credit score in 2003 when Langford applied for a loan.Norm Davis told a federal jury that Langford had a credit score of 485 when they converted a bank credit card into a loan.Davis later said when he helped Langford put together a personal financial statement in 2007, Langford had $649,946 in total debt.
Those liabilities included $19,000 in credit cards, $280,000 in a mortgage and $92,000 in automobile debt.Langford faces 60 charges from a federal indictment returned in June 2008 and unsealed 6 months later.Among the charges are bribery, money laundering, conspiracy, mail and wire fraud and filing a false tax return.Prosecutors claim Langford accepted $235,000 in cash, clothing and jewelry from investment banker Bill Blount and lobbyist Al LaPierre
After other damming testimony by Langford's associates, the prosecution has rested its case leaving the defense to rebut the corruption and bribery allegations. Considering the inital defense has been to imply such behaviour was buisness as usual, it doesn't seem like they much to work with in clearing the Mayor:
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The prosecution has rested in the federal bribery trial of Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford.Prosecutors ended their case Tuesday after an Internal Revenue Service agent testified that Langford severely underpaid his taxes from 2003 to 2005. IRS agent Joe Elliott testified Langford owes taxes of more than $77,000 because of gifts and checks he received.
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