State Legislators Subpoenaed
A travel day for me, and I miss hearing news in timely fashion…
Turns out that the federal government has compelling interest in the testimony of at least nine past or present legislators, according to Associated Press:
Four state senators — President Pro Tem Hinton Mitchem, D-Union Grove; Rules Chairman Lowell Barron, D-Fyffe; Judiciary Committee Chairman Rodger Smitherman of Birmingham; and Dean of the Senate Bobby Denton, D-Muscle Shoals — received subpoenas, their attorney, Michel Nicrosi, said Thursday.
In the same article, the Department of Postsecondary Education confirms that four system employees received subpoenas to talk to investigators:
The four are Rep. Blaine Galliher, R-Gadsden; Rep. Jack Page, D-Gadsden; Rep. Randy Hinshaw, D-Meridianville, and former Democratic Rep. Neal Morrison of Cullman.
Lessee… the Birmingham News Breaking News site identifies Rep. Merika Coleman, D - Midfield, as the ninth to receive a subpoena.
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Pingback by Daily Dixie: Subpeonas — March 7, 2008 @ 7:31 am
Just remember folks, this is all a Republican witch hunt. Breathe. There’s nothing to see here. Bhamhomey will be along shortly to explain why it is the prosecutors, and not the subpoenaed legislators, who have some splainin’ to do. We now return to our regularly scheduled Paul Hubbert talking points.
Comment by JD Hogg — March 7, 2008 @ 9:40 am
There are a number of other legislators who have received subpoenas that have yet to be identified in news reports. There may be more than 20, but I would guess that the number is about 15 total.
Comment by Anonymous — March 7, 2008 @ 10:27 am
Roy is talking!
Comment by Susan Fillippeli — March 7, 2008 @ 11:37 am
I hope the Feds ask about the Jackson-Dekalb (or was it DeKalb-Jackson) Special School that received between $40,000 to $50,000 a year for several years, but didn’t really exist.
Comment by Margaret — March 7, 2008 @ 12:35 pm
[…] This after nine others reported yesterday. What other subpoenas are out there that we don’t know about? […]
Pingback by More Subpoenas Reported Today » Doc’s Political Parlor — March 7, 2008 @ 4:07 pm
Ken Guin has come up a winner with his own Subpoena.
He was working, what three JC’s at one time?
Comment by JD — March 7, 2008 @ 6:42 pm