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Mayor Woodfin statement on Amazon workers in Bessemer I made a statement on Twitter yesterday about representing all workers as Mayor of Birmingham. After speaking with folks in the labor movement today, I want to ....
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Today, North Alabama federal law enforcement agencies announced their participation and continuing engagement in the global law enforcement action against transnational money laundering and fraud perpetrated by “money mules”. The local North ....
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – On Wednesday, December 9th, federal agents arrested three individuals for using stolen personal identifying information to open fraudulent online bank accounts and loans, announced U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona and FBI Special Agent ....
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An Alabama man was sentenced to serve 12 months in prison for tax evasion, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Prim ....
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Northern Alabama doctor and her husband, who also served as her practice manager, pleaded guilty today for their roles in unlawfully distributing opioids and other controlled substances while the doctor was ....
Birmingham, Ala. – A federal jury today convicted a Talladega man on drug charges, announced United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mikey French. The ....
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Housing Authority of Ashland, Alabama, which manages seven federally funded low-income housing complexes, violated the Fair Housing Act ....
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The former Chief Executive Officer of a U.S. government contractor was charged today in connection with schemes to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense regarding contracts related to U.S. military efforts in ....
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -OIG Special Agent in Charge Derrick Jackson announced the sentencing today of a woman for ....
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley, announce that NOLBERTO ORTEGA, 54, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to 390 months in prison on ....