FBI: Birmingham mayor arrested on federal charges
FBI Spokesman Paul Daymond said Larry Langford was taken into custody around 7 a.m. on Monday. It isn’t immediately clear what charges he faces.
Authorities are planning to say more at a morning news conference.
Langford was president of the Jefferson County Commission before he was elected mayor last year. He’s been accused in a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit of taking more than $156,000 from a friend whose firm made millions on risky bond transactions that has pushed the state’s largest county to the brink of bankruptcy.
Clarion Ledger
12/1/8
About the Author(s)
Magnolia Tribune
This article was produced by Magnolia Tribune staff.
More Like This
More From This Author
