Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford reports to federal prison in Kentucky
Posted on 01/04/2011 6:16:33 PM PST by Libloather
It's a poor, Black, incompetent, crime-ridden area and always has been. Nothing to do with the business climate or economic decline today. (or, very little)
I wondered if there might be more to the story. Not surprised to hear that.
Nonetheless, there is likely plenty of that to go around. Heck, look at Birmingham, to take it to a much larger level. Aren’t they in really bad financial shape?
Many municipalities allow police and firemen to retire at 50 and civil servants to retire at 52-60. If he retired at 50 and is under 62, he’s got no pension, no job and years before Social Security can come in. No income from pension and cannot get income from other sources, and his utilities has been cut off, he killed himself because it seemed hopeless.
Nice. I’m outside of Atlanta; former mayor Bill Campbell is already out of his stint in the Feddle pokey.
“the sad thing is we need to kiss that money goodbye. it’s gone, not ours. They are so over their heads in debt they can’t pay us back no matter what.”
Whoever was involved in the theft that is still alive needs punished severely, Long Jail terms.
* Jesse M. Norwood — of Prichard, Mobile County, Ala. Mayor of Prichard, Ala., 1996-2000. Convicted of willful neglect of duty as mayor and removed from office on March 17, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
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