The Latest: House speaker's lawyer lampoons lack of evidence
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: House speaker's lawyer lampoons lack of evidence
Updated 5:48 pm, Thursday, June 9, 2016
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the ethics trial of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard (all times local):
5:40 p.m.
A defense lawyer for Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard lampooned what he called a lack of evidence in the ethics case against his client and said it "scares him" that government prosecutors could go after someone the way they did Hubbard.
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Hubbard faces 23 felony ethics charges. If convicted, he will be automatically removed from office.
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4:15 p.m.
A prosecutor has told jurors that Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard put a "for sale" sign on his public office as he obtained consulting contracts paying his business thousands of dollars each month.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/The-Latest-House-speaker-finished-testimony-7973062.php
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Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard [/center]