After more than 30 years in politics, Collins is bowing out before voters can put her head in a basket

The curious case of Katopodis’ Corvair leads to former Jefferson County financial advisor Norm Davis.

When you watch Langford, one question arises: But for his character flaws, would he have ever been successful?

Former County Commissioner John Katopodis will remain behind bars until his October sentencing. Defense lawyers [...]

“Everybody they put on the stand knew what he was doing,” defense attorney Jim Parkman [...]

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.

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.

Federal prosecutors concluded their case today against former Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis and the [...]

There’s a problem affecting our political culture here, and recent events have given us a [...]

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.

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.

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.

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was paying more than $800,000 of taxpayers’ money to the non-profit Computer Help for Kids, those funds were being withdrawn at casino ATMs and being used to pay personal credit card debts, an official from Regions bank testified in U.S. District Court Tuesday.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.”

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.

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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A federal grand jury has indicted John Katopodis on charges that he used a charity [...]

Langford gets that sinking feeling
Last January, in the backyard of a Bush Hills home in [...]

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And an office at the Pita Stop building
The Birmingham Mayor’s office has proposed a $150,000 [...]