Bladewire

Another day and 2 more Trump supporters in jail! When will Trump supporters realize they're not above the law?

"State Rep. Jack Williams, R-Vestavia Hills, Marty Connors, the former chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, and a California health care executive were arrested today on federal bribery charges."

State Rep. Jack Williams, R-Vestavia Hills, Marty Connors, the former chairman of the Alabama Republican Party jailed for accepting bribes

"Three individuals -- two of whom reside in Alabama and one who resides in California -- were arrested on charges stemming from their involvement in a public corruption scheme, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr.," in a press release today.

The charges stem from an effort to by G. Ford Gilbert, the Carmichael, California owner of Trina Healthcare, to push a bill through the Alabama Legislature that would force Blue Cross and Blue Shield to cover diabetes treatments at centers such as the ones he owned.

Gilbert "made payments to State of Alabama House Majority Leader Micky Hammon in exchange for his efforts on behalf of the bill," Franklin said today in a press release. Hammon has since pleaded guilty on unrelated charges, and went to prison in Arizona in recent weeks.

According to prosecutors, Gilbert in 2016 hired Connors, who knew Hammon was being paid by Gilbert. Hammon and Connors recruited Williams, who chaired the Small Business Committee of the Alabama House of Representatives, to hold a public hearing on the bill. Williams also knew of the payments to Hammon - who was in financial crisis.

The effort was concentrated on 2016's HB415, which died in the committee Williams chaired.

The bill would would have prohibited any insurance plan that covers intravenous insulin infusion from requiring patients to use a hospital instead of a medical clinic or office, like Trina. It would have made it illegal for insurors to demand a higher deductable or copay for treatment at such centers.

Federal and state investigators have been asking questions about Trina for months, particularly after Hammon pleaded guilty for mail fraud for using campaign contributions for personal gain. He was sentenced to three months in prison on those charges. He is being held at federal prison at Terre Haute, Ind., records show.

Investigators have also asked about connections to other lawmakers.

Williams, a former Jefferson County Tax Collector, has said he would not seek re-election to the Legislature, and would instead run for Jefferson County Commissioner.

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Bladewire

He's in jail now!

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AMDWarrior

And you're still a pussy lol

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Rochard

It seems politics attracts a lot of criminals.

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Bladewire

GOP corrupt to the core

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Bladewire

On the GOP side yes

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