Life Sentence for Mobile Man in Cross-State Cyberstalking Murder of Pensacola Woman
A federal judge sentenced a Mobile man to life in prison for cyberstalking and murdering a Pensacola woman after she ended their relationship, prosecutors said.
Four Arizona Residents Indicted in Mobile on Anabolic Steroid-Trafficking Conspiracy Charges
A federal grand jury in Mobile has indicted four Arizona residents on charges of conspiring to traffic anabolic steroids into Alabama and other states, with forfeiture of property, vehicles and…
A Deaf Man Punished for Not Hearing: The Antonio Love Case and Mobile Police’s Failure of Judgment
On July 24, 2009, Antonio Love entered a Dollar General store in Mobile, Alabama, bought snacks and a drink, and went into the restroom because he was suffering from stomach…
Former Baldwin County Schools Employee Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Case
A former Baldwin County Public Schools employee has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a minor and related charges.
Mobile Lawyer Leads Oil Spill Claims Fight as Justice Department Opens Criminal Probe
Class action attorney Rick Kuykendall, a Mobile native, drew national notice for his work on Deepwater Horizon claims, as federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation and BP agreed to fund…
Artur Davis Said to Be in Line for U.S. Attorney Post After Primary Loss
Legal and Justice Department sources said the congressman defeated in Alabama's Democratic gubernatorial primary could be offered the U.S. attorney's job in Montgomery, a post left conspicuously unfilled.
Kenyen Brown Sworn In as the Southern District’s First Black U.S. Attorney
Kenyen Brown took the oath as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, becoming the first Black person to hold the post, with a public ceremony expected to follow…
CBS’s ’60 Minutes’ Examines Whether Siegelman Prosecution Was Politically Driven
A CBS “60 Minutes” investigation raised new questions about whether the federal prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, a Mobile native, was politically motivated, reviving a controversy that had…
‘Where’s Waldo?’ Alabama Republicans Dispute Whether Jill Simpson Was Ever a Player
As the Siegelman prosecution became a national controversy, Alabama Republicans mocked the idea that Jill Simpson, the operative at the center of it, had ever been a figure in state…
Riley Moved to Ban Double Dipping Across All of State Government
Gov. Bob Riley sent the Legislature a bill extending the two-year college system's ban on double dipping to every state agency, university and school system, and barring lawmakers from contracting…