Birmingham Blues

Former Jefferson County Commissioner Mary Buckelew and former county (now city of Birmingham) Finance Director Steve Sayler testified before a grand jury yesterday as part of the ongoing investigation into Larry Langford’s spending habits and bond dealings.

Buckelew was Commission President from 1990-1998, when Gary White took over.  Langford became President in 2002 and served until 2006, when Bettye Fine Collins was elected to the position.  White was convicted of bribery and conspiracy in January, but his conviction was set aside in February under rather odd circumstances, and he has not yet been retried.  Langford is under investigation.  Twenty-one people have already been convicted and sentenced for corruption surrounding the super sewer, which contributed significantly to the overwhelming debt facing the county today.  Is Buckelew under investigation as well?

I guess we’ll find out — eventually.

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Read more about Mary Buckelew here, here, and here.  She’s quite a character.

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