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Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:11 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 5 October 2010 12:25
From TuscaloosaNews.com:
In their offices and along bar stools after work, lobbyists and politicians speculated feverishly about what would become of it.
On Monday, they found out.
Four state senators, three lobbyists and two powerful and politically connected businessmen were among 11 people arrested and charged by federal investigators with being part of a wide-ranging conspiracy in which lawmakers were offered generous campaign contributions in exchange for pro-gambling votes. All are facing possible jail time.
At a hearing in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday afternoon, Terry Moorer, a United States magistrate judge, did not allow any of the defendants to enter a plea, though they were all let out on bail. The next hearing is set for Oct. 15.
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