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Alabama speaker, up for re-election, indicted on 23 counts

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October 21, 2014

Alabama

By Joel Williams

Montgomery, Alabama: On October 20, 2014, a grand jury indicted Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R) on 23 total counts. Each count carries a maximum penalty of two to 20 years in prison and $30,000 in fines. Hubbard was booked in the Lee County jail that same day. The charges include:[1]

“
  • Four counts of using of his office as Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party for personal gain;
  • One count of voting for legislation with a conflict of interest;
  • Eleven counts of soliciting or receiving a thing of value from a lobbyist or principal;
  • Two counts of using his office as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives for personal gain;
  • Four Counts of lobbying an executive department or agency for a fee;
  • One count of using state equipment, materials, etc. for private gain.[1][2]
 ”

The indictment does not remove him from his position in the legislature, his role as speaker or from the 2014 ballot. Hubbard is still slated to face Shirley Scott-Harris (D) in the general election on November 4.[1]

Hubbard suggested that these charges are nothing more than a witch hunt. In a statement, he said, "Friends, if there was any doubt that this was a political witch hunt, I think it is pretty clear right now that is exactly what it is. This has been going on for two years, dragging on and on, and here they come two weeks before an election and make these allegations. The fact is that we've done some great things in this state and some powerful people don't like it."[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 AL.com, "Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard indicted on 23 felony corruption charges by Lee County Grand Jury," October 20, 2014
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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