HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Phil Riddick was former Gov. Bob Riley's pick for Madison County Commission District 5 last year, and that was almost the only vote Riddick needed to win a full term this year. Riley appointed Riddick, 54, to the commission in Janua

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Prosecutors described VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor and his fellow defendants as corrupt and greedy people who put a price tag on legislative votes. But defense lawyers countered that the alleged crimes only exist in prosecutor

WASHINGTON -- I got a chance to ask former lobbyist Jack Abramoff yesterday whether he was expecting to testify in the public corruption trial getting underway in Montgomery. Here is Kim Chandler's full story, including the comment from Abramoff. Questio

Former Gov. Bob Riley and convicted gambling lobbyist Jack Abramoff are among the potential witnesses in the federal corruption trial of VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor, three current or former state senators, and two others that began Monday. Other po

As co-chair of the National Policy Alliance and as the sponsor of the original electronic bingo legislation of 2003, I am calling for a quick end to the bingo trial. The trial is wasting our hard-earned tax dollars. They didn’t find anyone guilty the fir

MONTGOMERY – Prosecutors and attorneys held to the same recipe Monday at the beginning of jury selection in the bingo corruption trial, but added a few new ingredients. There was a new chief prosecutor in U.S. Attorney Kendall Day, at least one new gover