Gambling Corruption Trial

Nice recap of articles about the issues surrounding the Alabama Gambling Corruption Trial offered by the Montgomery Advertiser:

Gambling Corruption Trial

Weekend hearing set in federal gambling corruption trial

MONTGOMERY, AL (WAFF) - A hearing is set for Saturday afternoon in the federal gambling corruption trial.

The federal judge will hear arguments on the state's motion to quash subpoenas to testify or to limit the scope of discovery.

The hearing is set for two o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Frank Johnson Federal Building in Montgomery.

It will be held a day after opening statements in the case of nine defendants accused of peddling influence on a gambling bill before the state legislature in 2010.

The first witnesses in this case could begin testifying as soon as Monday.


Alabama bingo trial: Attorneys for 4 politicians deny clients solicited or took bribes
By Brendan Kirby, Press-Register Press-Register


Judge sets hearing on whether Gov. Riley must testify in Alabama gambling trial