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		<title>Katopodis trial exposes political favors among friends</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/02/katopodis-trial-exposes-political-favors-among-friends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Everybody they put on the stand knew what he was doing,” defense attorney Jim Parkman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Katopodis found guilty, jailed on spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assistant United States Attorney George Martin responds to the conviction of former Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis on 97 counts of mail fraud and wire fraud. ]]></description>
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		<title>Katopodis Found Guilty On All Counts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Birmingham City Councilor and Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis was convicted today on federal fraud charges relating to his involvement with a local charity, Computer Help for Kids.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecution rests, Melva Langford and Jimmy Blake testify</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/26/prosecution-rests-melva-langford-and-jimmy-blake-testify/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors concluded their case today against former Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jefferson’s Most Wanted:  Accounting for Political Corruption in Alabama</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a problem affecting our political culture here, and recent events have given us a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Katopodis middle man in Langford car deal</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/25/katopodis-middle-man-in-langford-car-deal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katopodis acted as middle man in Langford car deal, tried to trade $4,000 Corvair for $350 guitar. Also, Council President Smitherman says she didn't trust Katopodis. ]]></description>
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		<title>Katopodis charity paid political expenses</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/25/katopodis-charity-funds-paid-political-expenses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Computer Help for Kids paid for myriad political activities, including autodialers for candidates and a campaign manager for former Birmingham City Councilor Jimmy Blake. Collins takes stand. ]]></description>
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		<title>Former directors: Katopodis alone kept charity finances</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/23/former-directors-katopodis-alone-kept-charity-finances/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three former executive directors of Computer Help for Kids testified Tuesday afternoon that they were kept out of the loop with the charity's finances and that the organization's hierarchy was confusing. ]]></description>
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		<title>Charity funds withdrawn at casinos, paid credit cards</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/23/charity-funds-withdrawn-at-casinos-paid-credit-cards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Jefferson County was paying more than $800,000 of taxpayers’ money to the non-profit Computer Help for Kids, those funds were being withdrawn at casino ATMs and being used to pay personal credit card debts, an official from Regions bank testified in U.S. District Court Tuesday. One check from Computer Help for Kids made out to “Hudson’s” for $4,800 bore the notation “TV Langford.” ]]></description>
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		<title>Langford handled Katopodis charity checks</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/22/langford-handled-katopodis-charity-checks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While serving on the county commission, Larry Langford arranged for Computer Help for Kids to receive nearly $800,000 in county money and frequently had the checks delivered directly to him, a county administrator testified today in the trial of former County Commissioner John Katopodis.]]></description>
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		<title>DOJ: Katopodis arrested, charged with 97 counts</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2008/10/31/doj-katopodis-arrested-charged-with-97-counts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madison Underwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors announced John Katopodis was arrested this morning in Boston, and charged with 97 counts of fraud related to a non-profit he founded with Richard M. Scrushy and Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford. \
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		<title>Feds indict Langford cohort Katopodis</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2008/10/31/feds-indict-langford-cohort-katopodis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal grand jury has indicted John Katopodis on charges that he used a charity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Way down in the hole</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2008/03/26/way-down-in-the-hole/</link>
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		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Langford gets that sinking feeling
Last January, in the backyard of a Bush Hills home in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FBI probes Langford-linked charity</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2007/11/01/fbi-probes-langford-linked-charity/</link>
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		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Non-profit resisted 2002 city audit
The FBI has subpoenaed from the city of Birmingham documents related [...]]]></description>
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