U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson sentenced former Alabama House Majority Leader Representative Micky Hammon (R-Decatur) to three months in prison today for felony mail fraud.
Hammon pleaded guilty to using campaign funds for personal expenses in September.
The court ordered he forfeit $50,657.46 and pay back victims who donated to his campaign.
He may begin his sentence in March, according to the Montgomery Advertiser.
A New York Times opinion column is putting Alabama’s public schools in the national spotlight, praising the state as a national leader in post-pandemic academic recovery and pointing to its accountability and early literacy policies as a model other states could follow. Opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote that Alabama — along with Mississippi and Louisiana […]
Alabama’s two U.S. senators are backing new bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the prescription drug supply chain by requiring country-of-origin labeling on medications and their key ingredients. U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) have joined colleagues in introducing the Consumer Labeling for Enhanced API Reporting and Legitimate Accountability for Base […]
