(MONTGOMERY)–Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced a $58.75 million settlement with Wachovia Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as its successor (“Wachovia”) as part of an ongoing nationwide investigation of alleged anticompetitive and fraudulent conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry. As part of the multistate settlement with 26 Attorneys General, Wachovia has agreed → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Luther Strange will be presented the Distinguished Eagle Award in a ceremony to be held at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Thursday, December 8, at the Capital City Club, 201 Monroe Street, Suite 2200, in Montgomery. The press is welcome to attend. The Distinguished Eagle Award is the highest recognition of the National Eagle Scout → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)– Attorney General Luther Strange announced another significant cold case victory, with the conviction and sentencing of a man for a 2006 robbery in Calhoun County. Patrick O’Neal Warren pleaded guilty on December 2 in Calhoun County Circuit Court to first-degree robbery. He was sentenced to life in prison. Warren, 36, is of Birmingham. Attorney → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Luther Strange announced the conviction of a man for sex crimes against a child in Morgan County. Zachary Mullins, 24, of Hartselle, pleaded guilty on December 1 to one count of second-degree rape and one count of second-degree sodomy. He was sentenced on December 5 to 10 years for each of the two → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Luther Strange announced the conviction of an Athens man for two counts of second-degree rape of a minor girl aged between 12 and 16 years old. Nathaniel James Harrison, 22, pleaded guilty November 30 in Limestone County Circuit Court. The crimes occurred during the summer of 2011. Harrison was sentenced by Circuit Judge → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Luther Strange announced today that Kevin Turner will become Chief Deputy Attorney General upon the retirement of Richard Allen this month. Attorney General Strange thanked Allen for his long and dedicated service, and expressed confidence in a seamless transition with Turner, who has been serving as Chief Counsel to the Attorney General. The → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Luther Strange announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has precleared the new Congressional and State Board of Education districts drawn by the Alabama Legislature. Attorney General Strange’s Office submitted these redistricting plans for review to the U.S. Attorney General and to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia pursuant to → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)— Attorney General Luther Strange announced that an Andalusia man has been found guilty of manslaughter for the deaths of two women in a 2007 automobile crash in Covington County. David Worth Wiltshire, 49, was convicted by a jury in Covington County Circuit Court yesterday following a trial that began on Monday. The victims are → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Luther Strange announced the creation of an automated victim notification system and the formation of an Implementation Task Force charged with overseeing the development and integration of the automated victim notification system. In the 2011 Regular Legislative Session, the Legislature passed Act 2011-681, which amends Alabama law relating to the meetings and authority → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)— In keeping with his promise to promote economic development, Attorney General Luther Strange spoke to members of the Alabama India Business Partnerships (AIBP) at its sixth annual reception yesterday in Birmingham. Attorney General Strange shared insights of his past experience with economic development projects in India. Prior to his election as Attorney General, he → Read the full story
